Independence, California (Fishing!) Comments

redoubt.....an interesting word, used with a similar (of course) rhyming word: re·doubt rəˈdout/ noun Military noun: redoubt; plural noun: redoubts a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defenses. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - With coffee, bacon, eggs, their morning fare........What! ! no English muffins? some (of many) favorite lines: Fatigue is more the case than limit brought, Exaggerations (lies) are what they caught. and: No water body, even in their dreams, Could hold the fish they 'Saw' within these streams. ...........were they carrying flasks as well as poles? ? AND: With embers out, our hearts were still aglow, A calm, within, had reached a new plateau..............................Lynn, you just keep on giving...satisfaction...................................................................................to this reader. :) when i allow longer poems in a showcase again, i HOPE i remember this one! i wonder if you wanted Description's here: The lucent, vivid sky was one vast star, Descriptions far beyond vernacular. another PH member just had me review a poem he wrote which he claimed was a sonnet; he hoped so. i had to do some research, and i read [i believe] that sonnets are in iambic pentameter. his was not. maybe he should read this. he is Indian and English is not his first language, though i think he teaches English in India. it is tempting for me to try my hand at iambic pentameter, but it sounds daunting. Magnificent. and, what's better, it is almost supper time! ! ! bri :)

Lynn, see if you can find your typo. i USED to make the same mistake. :) A fishing spot where men can breath, revive. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - one of many favorite lines: Enclosed in speechless splendor, nature's shrine, Its altar, lowered boughs of sugar pine. but i gotta go for a while. i may get back today. i plan to. even though i have not finished reading, i'll send now to MyPoemList. bri :)