Lakeside Knot

Raisin wings drape the lake,
lint brush head, a twisting rake.
The neck of a white swan,
a blindfolded snowflake,
Bordeaux shades of body-bending,
layer-cake of spring suspending,
yellow bill of duck upending,
winter’s slushy promises left to rot
entwined in lakeside,
Gordian knot.

Thanks, Mish, for a great prompt for d’Verse’s Quadrille (44 line poem). Tonight, we were asked tackle the topic of knots. Join us!

35 responses to “Lakeside Knot”

Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

I think with some of more spring weather the Gordian knot will untie itself.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  One can hope, but the damage of this winter–that may be less easy to loosen. We can always lop them off, if they prove too entangled. Thanks for reading and commenting.
  
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Jane Dougherty

Lovely! Especially that duck up-ending. Made me think of Kenneth Grahame 🙂

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you, Jane. Wow, very kind. I’m glad you enjoyed this.
  
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  1. Jane Dougherty
    
    I did 🙂
    
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johnlmalone

you’ve got it all crammed in, hard to unravel but I guess that’s the impression you want —

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  1. K.Hartless
    
    I agree. May post the other one on my more lascivious-friendly poetry platform.
    
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Beverly Crawford

BEGONE, winter detritus. Come on Spring!

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thanks, Beverly, agreed! This winter was heavy with woe, so I’m all ready to let this knot of worry go. 🙂
  
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ben Alexander

Ok, I don’t think I’ve read a single poem of yours that hasn’t blown me away.

I love the k sounds in this one, and it strikes me that the word knot itself has a k, but it’s a silent one! so the rest of your lines make up for that 😀

Yours,
David

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1. K.Hartless
  
  That is so kind, David. Much appreciated boost of confidence.
  
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  1. ben Alexander
    
    it’s the truth. I love your poetry – there’s something about your flow and the sounds you play with.
    
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  2. K.Hartless
    
    🙂 So uplifting. Keeps me going, David, so thank you.
    
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Hobbo

Very clever. I love the rhythm and the bounce as it’s read aloud!

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thanks, Hobbo. I spent some frigid moments by this lake today, icicle fingers forming verse, so I had some broken lines to draw upon.
  
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  1. Hobbo
    
    Haha. It was worth it!
    
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  2. K.Hartless
    
    I wrote both poems I posted today, so I would say yes. Cold bike back though, and my toes, wuoldn’t warm until much, much later. 😉
    
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  3. Hobbo
    
    🙂
    
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Mish

Beautiful images and I especially love this….
“The neck of a white swan,
a blindfolded snowflake”.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you kindly, Mish. Great topic. Lots of ideas and so much variety in the posts.
  
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Tricia Sankey

this reads like a type of incantation! It pepped me up and I am ready for some Spring weather here in Missouri.🌷🌸🌹💐🌻

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thanks, Tricia. I hope the spell works both there and here.
  
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abigfatcanofworms

So intriguing. I love it! It’s so rich and visual. The rhymes anchor it beautifully.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you for these kind comments. Lakeside imagery from my biking yesterday.
  
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Ron Rowland

I really love the flow of this.

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you, Ron.
  
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Ingrid

Would love to untie that not and let the thaw begin!

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merrildsmith

I loved the beautiful and unusual imagery–especially:

layer-cake of spring suspending,
yellow bill of duck upending,

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you very much. I was lucky to have time to stop by the lake yesterday.
  
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  1. merrildsmith
    
    How wonderful!
    
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rothpoetry

Well done! I love all your interesting knotty images! :>)

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1. K.Hartless
  
  Thank you, Dwight. Lakeside write. Water fowl here are in spring clean mode.
  
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  1. rothpoetry
    
    They are fun to watch!!
    
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Ken / rivrvlogr

I imagine a sky that can’t make up its mind, to the consternation of all, with roiling clouds that pause briefly to let a bit of sunlight through before churning between gray and darkness.

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