love to be outdoors
nature has few flaws
she’s ace
always keen for more
sea and sky galore
our place
no matter how poor
life holds much in store
embrace
Lai Nouveau
nature gives delight
sets our heart alight
so dear
nurtures and ignites
brings awesome insight
so near
stars shimmer at night
wind buffers our kite
why worry and fight
give your soul respite
revere
know all will be right
she does hear our plight
sincere
sets our heart alight
nature gives delight
dVerse, Lai style hosted by Grace
love this Kate…….being in nature always makes me feel rich!
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Love for nature always shows in your writing and nature has blessed you by keeping close to her.
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such an insightful comment Megha … we are all one if only more could realise it 🙂
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Life holds much in store. A great poem
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i really love the unique structure of this poem!
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apparently it’s an old French style, I like to try them but never sure I give them justice 🙂
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So true! And I agree 100%!!!
Oh…And you know I ❤ embracing…people, life, trees, certain animals! 😉 😀 🤗
Your photo and poem are joy bringers! 🙂
HUGS!!!
🤗
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To be able to enjoy the simple beauty of Nature is a wealth, Kate
Love ❤
Michel
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a huge richness that we are all entitled to Michel ❤
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You are a rich woman Kate with no fear of being robbed of your riches!❤️
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indeed Punam and I am more than happy to share it all with everyone I meet and more 🙂
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Well said. Nature and time spent in it can cure many ills. Mental, emotional and physical.
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A lovely poem Kate and I love the place in your photo. Pefect to relax and mediatate.
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Nicely done tributes to the joy we can find in Nature
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Agree! Nature is the best!
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Heaven, water, and greenery are needed for life. Among the nature, we feel better, happier, apparently we are more beautiful then. True, because inner joy is reflected on the face.
greetings
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To new – each day. I so wish I could gift you with rain. More dribbling from our sky this morning.
A peaceful morning pastel green with the squirrels and a red wing blackbird feeding…
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This is the loveliest lai! Beautiful Kate 🙂💕
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Lovely..nature inspires much of art, or maybe art tries to mimic the beauty of nature.
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will we ever know but they certainly respect and support each other as we should do, thanks 🙂
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Lovely, Kate. There is nothing like nature to make you happy.
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Happy write! I’m amused at the new pronunciation for respite! It made me smile.
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I love both your poems, especially the Lai Nouveau! Very well written, and so true. Thanks! 🙂
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Kate, thanks for sharing your beautiful images of nature through your poetic prose. You inspire the rest of us.
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Nature and poetry at its best Kate…i soo love this one
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oh thanks Mich, that means a lot … Gina helped with my syllable count of course 🙂
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Your nature theme resonates with me. Delightful and filled with gratitude specially with Lai Nouveau. I love how it flows seamlessly. Thanks for participating in our poetry form challenge at dVerse.
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thanks for offering them Grace, I totally enjoy trying the various styles … altho with Les Murray’s death today and I may revert to the prefered Aussie genre 🙂
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I have a great love for nature and the outdoors. Well done.
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Nature is the star in both poems Kate, beautifully penned 💜
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your’s is exceptional and your shots stunning, glad to meet you 🙂
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Thank you dear Kate, lovely to meet you here too! 🙂💖
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Ace for sure, this has a unique pace to it and says what’s important.
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So true, every single line is 🙂
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thanks so much Hammad 🙂
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I love this!
Nature is one of the things that being peace and stillness. Just sitting in greenery, or at the beach, or mountains and lakes. One day I’d love to own or live on a ranch (more like live in the vast expanse)
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That’s a nice ambition Eliza and one that means living a good while to enjoy it all 🙂
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I like the praise of nature. Hearts are made light with nature’s delight.
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and I sincerely appreciate poetic responses 🙂
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These are fabulous! I love how you’ve taken the same themes but gave each a twist, it’s own personality with the different Lai styles. Well done!
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thanks so much Irma, I am contemplating Franks more recent challenge to write some more …
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Same here! I need to read some that others have written for inspiration…waiting on yours! 😉
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oh I did it last time and just done another but not posted yet 🙂
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brill! I love it! ❤
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