Monday, August 31, 2020

CAMPING IN AUGUST 2020

 August, the last summer month according to the calendar is cooling off with chilly evenings. Covid is still amongst us and so we have kept a low profile in our community. If I lived on the west coast I would liken some weeks as 'Fogust' as I was grounded with chronic GI problems, blurring out life beyond the walls of home.  Well, not quite so, as we took five days to camp on beautiful Revelstoke Lake at Martha Creek Provincial Park. Refreshing swims, hours of reading and becoming still to listen and observe nature in this amazing vista viewed from our campsite.









OBSERVATIONS 

at Revelstoke Lake



The sea-green water rests smooth as glass


exposing rocky shelves sliding down into the deep


Clouds hang as fluffy tufts and vapour mass


An osprey dives, in it’s talons a tasty treat


Pine cones drip with glistening sap


on branches bowed as in silent prayer


The darkening night reveals a terrestrial map


an awesome sight as into infinite depths I stare


      Silence reigns in all that’s fair




The unseen wind begins its magical dance


As water ripples rise to white caps in choreographed glee


Billowing dark clouds expand to fill the skies expanse


The haunting cry of a loon, does it a threat perceive?


A charcoal sky echoes rolls of rumbling thunder


Crack!  Blinding bolts of lightning slice through the night


The heavens explode with splatting tears, gusty wind creates a chilly shudder


 into a cozy shelter I take my flight


    Silence broken one August night



Trudy Peters

2020








We had the pleasure of having long time camping friends join us for two day - camping experiences. The brothers did some great kayaking and the girls read, chatted and enjoyed sweet R&R.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Awesome poetry!
Catherine