A Poet's Journey

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Ripples on the Lake

Ripples on the Lake

Change lives in its wake

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Bob Metivier
Apr 24, 2023
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AI Image by Robert G Metivier using Adobe Firefly beta 2023
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If you stay awake
You may catch the difference,
Ripples on the lake

This so very slight
Elliptical disturbance,
There is no mistake

Under the surface
This hidden, subtle movement
Churns water above

The lake is not the same
As in the prior moment
Change lives in its wake

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