Wenatchee

A tribute to Lake Wenatchee

Wenatchee

She is my lover

Of a thousand moods.

I never tire of gazing upon

Her long lithe body,

Her head pillowed

On mountain slopes.

She the mercurial 

Keeper of wind

Which come Autumn,

She will swirl just

As a vibrant young woman

Will swing a muffler

‘Round her neck.

I awoke to almost silence,

Sipped Italian roast

To chase away the barefoot dreams

Painfully afoot within my heart.

Stepping onto the deck

A tsunami of awe

Washed with wonder 

My heart clean again.

The night’s stormy anger

Had torn

Every star from the sky,

Atop endless wavelets

They now adorned 

Her morning robes.

I whispered her name

Wenatchee.

 

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

A stunning metaphor portraying a lovely lake to a woman's moods.... it seems as though your presence there lifts your spirits....and bring warmth and hope as well... even in her anger, you still forgive and love her just the same..."stepping onto the deck an tsunami of awe"....excellent writing
Warmly, B

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thank you Betty. I feel I do my best writing when writing about past relationships, and I tend to get in a rut. I love nature, and every once in a while I make myself write about some aspect I really love, such as my past poems about snow, about crows, to name a couple. I am happy this poem about Lake Wenatchee was so well received. I appreciate your reading and reviewing. MSB

[Betty Hermelee]

You are very Welcome Michael!
Warmly, B

[Vol]

Michael,
Wenachee... I know her well, though under a different name... Erato, maybe?

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thanks for reading Vol. I was definitely striving to portray the lake as feminine, in her form, and in the moodiness of her weather. Long, long ago I spent some time reading Scandinavian mythology, but I never got around to the Greeks. I had to go to Wikipedia to research Erato. It’s not the first time, nor do I doubt it will be the last, that one of your reviews has introduced me to a whole new area classical writing/knowledge.

[Vol]

Ha Funny... Give me the Norse over the Mediterranean's every time.

[Desert Knave]

Wow. The visuals here are just perfect. There is a place on the St. Lawrence I visited many years ago that holds the same kind of draw for me. Anyhow, a most excellent write. ~Jim

[Michael Sun Bear]

Thank you Jim. I live on the north end of Seattle, Lake Wenatchee is about two hours away by auto, its west end nestled into the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains. I have never seen the St. Lawrence. I have seen cruises advertised that hop from port to port in New England then up the St. Lawrence. It’s on my bucket list.