lovely

Not what I thought. I, too, have heard the loons' mournful call, and wondered where they went, disappearing under the water, never to return to the surface. Miss them.

Ron

You have such a gift for descibing nature. I love the outdoors and the creatures that fill the world around us. They give so much pleasure to all those who acknowledge them. And the natural world is a direct semblance of the spiritual in SO many ways. Your verse of the "love" Loon is one of the best reflections of that principle I have read in a long while.

Some wade in the shallow end, never diving into deep water to fully love another. I think the capacity to love depends on the quality of love received as a child. How can you love if it was never taught and this involves the issue of trust. Some may have been loved in excess, smothered and in turn avoid a final committment. Others are criticized continually so they don't have self-love and faith that they are truly lovable or that love can last. Some are just socio-paths dereft of true emotion! Enough of my head, this speaks to my heart personally. Reminds me of my ex-hubby. Are we better off taking and then taking off? The heartbreaker is to be pitied. The heartbroken probably is better off. So many times people misrepresent themselves at the onset where there should have been honesty. And then(I've done this myself)we can sometimes delude ourselves into thinking there's more invested from the other party than there really is. And then again, certain relationships come into our lives to teach us and then fade away. And then again, it just might come down to circumstance or economics. Confused, lol? I am. Look at me talking of love. I'm still single, tho I'd like to be a loon. Truly one of your best writes, Eileen!

Lin

You are a beautiful woman, so like the loon, keep singing and swimming. Art

I am a loon at times; people have told me I am loony! LOL But seriously, I do love the loon, they are so cool! Very well done!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

I'm a LOON! oh! wrong one, maybe I'm just quackers? never mind, still...this is an exceptionally meaningful and compelling poem, and as always, well written Eileen.

Paul;-) AkA Phil LOL

yes, Eileen I'd rather be a loon too. Beautifully expressed.... :-) shoma

Very beautiful write Eileen
thanks for sharing
Love and peace

Eileen
I would rather be a loon...
There are only a few good men and women left nowadays...
Peter

Very absorbing and deeply touching poem. Makes you relaxed as you comfortably and rather pensively release a sigh of relief. GBQ
abdi-noor

Eileen this is a beautiful write here, keep it up and be blessed in the writing
God Bless
Michelle!

Eileen...I have to tell you how very much this hit home with me...the loons I watched carefully from the kayak I shared with the same personality you write about...So I share with you the sadness of one who can turn his back on a love he held dear, walk away silently,compassionless...I side with the sense of the loon!
Thank you for such a compelling write.
Taylor

If anyone in this whole den is a loon, you fit the bill...;) Ed

A wonderful expression!
B&R

very effective statement ... commitment and liberty go hand and hand ... when one is committed, freedom from want is eliminated ...

Another exceptional write Eileen..
Hope, love and healing..

Dove

This is a poem for my treasure chest. I's\d be a Loon right along with you and we would watch life upon the banks and be happy that we didn't live the way those people do. I hate to say this since this is a serious pen but Eileen...if we were the two on the lake the people would be calling us "Loony birds". Niw I ask you...who are the Loony birds?

Susan

No. We are rapidly going into that mindset in this country, and es\lsewhere, but no, Eileen, and you know it would not. America is going to pay for the way we have slid into our lackadaisically attitude about marriage and/or relationships. Good poem,loon or not.