LOWLANDS

LOWLANDS

A Poem by Betty Hermelee
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An island tells it all

"

I stare at the bug spotted rear window

silent droplets drip down my cheeks

as we drive north off the island

I can still see the lowlands stretch forever

I shall miss them as we cross the bridge

and get close to the highway

 

Time halts to daydreams and recollections

twelve miles of beach to play, surf, make castles and revel in the sand between your toes

dunes veiled with native green undulate along the

the shoreline and grow if the winds are in charge

 

An ocean trembles with colors heeding a clear sky

with fiery sun’s reflections

or a gray sky with ominous clouds

winds capture the waves and spin them to shore

with a white foam topping crashing against the sand

 

On the west side marshlands spread

as far as the eye can see

creeks snake through sea grass

and rise and fall with ocean tides

at low tide oysters  blanket the muck plentiful

where Egrets and Great Blue Herons tip toe

around hungry for leftovers

a fishy odor disseminates through the humid air

and at dusk the sky is pink, purple, and orange

 

© 2024 Betty Hermelee


Author's Note

Betty Hermelee
photo is mine!

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Although I've never been to a place like that, I could see the beauty of it and feel the longing to stay, or perhaps return to again. I imagine it must be somewhere north of Florida, along the eastern seaboard.

Posted 7 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

7 Months Ago

Thank you Sam for a lovely review! It is Amelia Island at the northern tip of Florida…..
W.. read more
Keep sharing your beautiful creations; they have the power to inspire and uplift others.

Posted 7 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

7 Months Ago

Thank you so much, sorry for the delay
Warmly, B
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mou
I love how precisely and wonderfully you draw the ambience. This serene, poetic transportation allows me to escape the hustle and bustle of the surroundings for a while. Thank you, Betty. The photo is gorgeous too.
- mou

Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you Mou, I really appreciate your reviews
gentle and right to the heart....
Warm.. read more
mou

8 Months Ago

You're most welcome, Betty
I love the islands down east of Carolina. I've spent a lot of time there, fishing, camping and playing in the ocean. Your descriptions are spot on. I enjoyed the read.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you Fabian, I love them as well as a lovely review!
Warmly, B
From someone who lives in the highlands I still love the lovely places of the lowlands and this piece is full of their atmosphere.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you dear Ken for a lovely review, it is totally opposite from where you live and I as well, b.. read more
The photo is very nice, too.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you! I love photography and painting!!!
Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

Wow! Did not know that.
From your words and imagery, I get the lovely picture of the island; it is special and plentiful of bounties. I like how you see things and portray them.


Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you so much Sam for a lovely review!
Warmly, B
Sami Khalil

8 Months Ago

You are welcome Miss B.
We just watched a program about the lowlands and it looked so inviting, however, if it had been showing the area in the middle of winter with a fierce gale howling in across the water, I might have felt otherwise.
That is our families ancestral background area but I can't pry my wife loose from our present location.
Have a jolly day.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you Davie...for a sweet review...pull yourself away from Canada and GO!!!
Warmlt BESTB
such a hard scene to drive away from....and you are quite the photographer.

that fishy odor...one of the reasons I always loved to fish...
the poem paints a photograph that develops in the mind of the reader...very well.
j.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you for that lovely review J... it's an inspiring landscape!
Warmly
B.
Beautiful imagery. Very well crafted Betty.

Posted 8 Months Ago


Betty Hermelee

8 Months Ago

Thank you Thomas, much appreciated
Warmly; B

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Betty Hermelee
Betty Hermelee

Black Mountain, NC



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My love of poetry results from my love of art. As a painter I am able to express myself on a canvas. As a poet my words come from my heart, my moods, sometimes sad, mostly upbeat. I like to use vivid .. more..

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