Things I Didn’t Notice Before

[Lake]

Things I Didn’t Notice Before

It’s such a nice and soothing summer evening. Winding through Central Park, the trails are becoming dim and quiet as a quarter moon hangs pale in the sky. Once in a while, you hear a cheerful “Hello”, or a soft “Excuse us, on your left”, then a bike or two riding past. A line of road lamps already stands on duty, flickering timid yellow light.

humbly lowering your head
 your eyes light the darkness ahead 
  a silent guide  

A small pond smells fishy; the alga-bearing water is motionless, embraced by clusters of wild flowers flirting in the evening breeze, even more charming than those well maintained.

blue, purple, yellow…
 compete in the afterglow 
  indescribable  

Across a wooden bridge, a tree of unknown years stands upright, branching out towards the sky. I circle around it, to my amazement there are nine trunks growing out of the same root base, each has the same size as the others.

this oak -
 a nine-headed dragon 
  brings curse or blessing?  

All around, you see signs of restoration in progress: patches of fields are fenced for prairies, fishermen are asked to release catfish and walleye caught from Bennett Lake … All of a sudden, I come to a halt, in front of me, a deer is chewing leaves by the roadside…

a lone doe
 meeting her evokes such joy 
  those tender eyes  
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[William Zhou周道模]

像很美的风景画。
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[Lake]

Thanks William for your read.

I'm learning to observe things around me...and get surprised.
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[kino]

It’s such a nice and soothing summer evening.

夏日的傍晚总能给我们很多灵感~~

[非马]

Lake 好！ 谢谢共享宁谧的夏日黄昏。
是否该加个“-”成为the alga-born water？或the alga-bearing water?
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[Lake]

Thanks Kino for your read.

谢谢非马先生。加上"-"语义更清楚些。接受建议。
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins