McCrae Lake Overnight



So easy to enter

Not far CQE

And a venture

For young-uns

And a delight for me.

There’s the entrance Madonna

Cache

And the high cliffs for sport

The fresh air and the best

Of sleeps.

And the beaver’s report.

Night time sky

All a-sparkle

Shooting star just by chance.

And a campfire short story.

This the Northland’s

Romance,

About this poem

Used to go to Camp Queen Elizabeth. Used to take out canoe trips. Smell of pine delicious. Food tasting so much better. Laughter in abundance.

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Written on February 13, 2023

Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 13, 2023

Modified by dougb.21370 on February 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A B A C X D X D B E C E
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 347
Words 82
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Doug Blair

 · 1951 · London

Doug was once a lawyer. Frustrated. Went broke 1987. Turned to manufacturing. People talked straight. Worked hard. Listened when appropriate. Lead Hand Shipper and Workplace Safety. Married to Hilary 1974. Two kids Lauren and Jordan. Poet. Photographer. Hiker-photographer. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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