Lend Me Your Ears

From the archives and a visit to the weir.

Before your eyes are mesmerised

by water gushing through this weir,

do you hear the pounding sound of

marbled crystal as it tumbles,

as it stumbles over concrete,

crashing to the depths below?

Take a respite, take a moment,

listen to the noise of thunder

and the mighty roar of anguish

as the wayward, whirling foam boats,

pirouette in swirling waters,

whisked meringues of many egg-whites,

whipped into a frothing frenzy,

humbled by the river's flow.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

ohhhh i like this Chris ... if one heeds your voice the experience is exquisite .. the roar, the foam and mist on my face ... if one doesn't have the memory of a weir somewhere in their lives .. they need to take a moment ;) i especially like the personification of the foam in anguish ... brilliant says i! simply brilliant!
E.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much Mr E. It was quite something. It was wonderful to look at, but the sounds were spectacular. The force in water is something else. Pleased you liked this oldie which is out for an airing. Have a great day.

Chris

[barleygirl]

I love water, both still & rushing . . . you've described "white water" like no other! This is spectacular, how imaginative you are in painting a variety of imagery around tumbling water! Very frothy & now I'm humbled! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Aw Margie,thank you for your generous review. I also love water with all its movement. Your visits most appreciated.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

Row, row, row your boat and I might add row the imagination flowing along the dam on the river. Rivers can be the life lines of many things and the time line of may things. I can feel your wonderful poem as the connection to all beauty has to offer through the senses.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Sami for your visit and kind review. Good to see you and all good wishes to you.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

You too. You are welcome.

[Stella Armour]

Now why did i wonder if this was going to be about Mark Antony coming to bury Caesar? lol

Instead i find a lovely descriptive poem, the likes of which are my favourites...

Perhaps Mark Antony did me a favour bringing me here :)

[Chris Shaw]

Ha ha Stella. Yes the title came from Shakespeare. Pleased you enjoyed the read. Many thanks for your visit.

Chris

[Robert Trakofler]

I love how the waves get passed along in this site you wrote of water as i just did yesterday:) I finally finished my water poem last night and spent way to many hours on I should add:) and two weeks ago Barley wrote about trains while I was writing about them mulling in my head for a while that one was! You could of written this poem to me as a letter for it is all I was musing about for at least a 10 days:) I have to say it is fun to read your early writes cause I can see you in them even tho your voice has evolved it has that Chris Voice in it still. My family used to have a boat docked below the base of a lock and the roar of the gushing water was ever prevalent I remember as a small boy loving to sleep on the boat and hearing the lullaby and the rocking motion of the boat pulling at my dreams. That is what this reminded me of

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Bunny, how strange that you too have been musing on water. I must look for yours. We are boating people so the river features much in our lives, although I do admit to being a fair weather sailor. I love sleeping in our boat. I sleep well when we are on the river, but at home I very rarely sleep. It must have something to do with the rocking movement. This poem was written about five years ago, so I know my style has evolved. It's good to air old poems, give them a breath of fresh air. Thank you for calling and have a great day.

Chris

[Anjeline]

Wonderful description dear Chris. I really liked the language a lot :)

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much Angeline. Really appreciate your visit. All good wishes.

Chris

[Anjeline]

You're welcome :)

[kentuck14]

Indeed I just did . . . and what a wild ride!!! Thanks for sharing.
Tom

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Tom. The weir is wild indeed. Deafening with it. Thanks for your visit.

Chris

[gram linski]

The roar of the rivers mighty flow is a joyous thing, I have sat by many a river bank and just sat and listened,

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you. We have that in common. Good to sit, listen and ponder. The noise can be deafening.

Chris

[gram linski]

Have a check through some of my early stuff, you might like gone fishin'

[Chris Shaw]

OK. I'll have a look :)

[Wild Rose]

Water over a weir / waterfall
The sounds are the same
Water races down stream tumbling over the rocks
Over the chasm to land in a never ending crescendo of thunder on the rocks below

I have a picture of Godafoss in Iceland on our first day > like a mini Victoria Fall

[Chris Shaw]

Good morning Wild Rose. Thank you for sharing your travel experience here. Godafoss sounds wonderful. There is such beauty in torrents of water, as well as sound and power. Mesmerising to look at. Have a great day.

Chris

[Wild Rose]

You have given me inspiration >> Off to find a picture of it

Any time you want a picture ask & I will have a look for one

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for your kindness. You take fabulous pictures.

[lightsong]

Really!! only YOU can turn something like "weir" into a beautiful, expressed most delightful piece like this, the best part how You bring the message You want from the subject gently along Your words and titles, amazing poem dear Chris!

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Light how lovely to receive your visit. I hope all is good with you. Thank you so much for appreciating this piece.

Chris

[lightsong]

all is good dear Chris, I hope it's the very same and more to You too :)

always my pleasure*

[Chris Shaw]

Pleased to hear all is OK with you. All reasonable here as well. You take care :)