A Lakeside View

A poem about the serenity of a view from the side of a lake in springtime

I gaze across this wonderful spectacle of nature's beauty
And marvel at the clarity of this moment
The crystal clear water reflects like a mirror,
That deep blue sky perforated only by cotton wool clouds,
And the trees in the distance , shimmer in tiny ripples
As they sway in the warm spring breeze,
The tell-tale "plop" and ringlets of dispersed water
Signify another fish has eluded the angler
Waiting patiently, silently in his drifting boat
A duck call pierces the silence of this idyllic setting
As I sit here, dreaming, I peer into the sparkling depths
And reflect, like the Lake, on my days drifting by.