! The Lake, The Fountain Comments

What ethereal peace is emitted from this piece. Such use of G. Manley-Hopkinesk double-linked descriptions. Love it.

Beautiful to read. Fuels the imagination! Sincerely Ernestine

Hi, Michael. It's been awhile since I caught one of your poems. You make use of Nature's symbolism in a lovely and powerful way. The images bring to my mind Emerson's essay about everything in Nature being a spiritual symbol. I really like your reference to the nuns before the 'fountain of prayer'. And the 'two stories' is lovely, and true, like a zen poem.