"The morning light sparkles and shines on the lake, casting its warm embrace through the cool mist.

A water lilly's soft and fragrant white petals

open like a pearl breaking free of its shell,

ready to receive the sun's undoubting affection.

The sweet symphonic sound of birds resonates throughout the land, as the lady of the lake watches like an overlord from the depths below."."

                                          - Lisa L. Cyr