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Poetry The Lands of Sebago Lake Legends, Lore, and Loons (collected by JC and AC) About Sebago "Around Sebago's lonely lake There lingers not a breeze to break The mirror which its water make The solemn pines along its shore, The firs which hang it gray rocks o'er Are painted on the glassy floor" John Greeleaf Whittier ************ The Crooked River (linking Sebagro Lake and Brandy Pond) "Nowhere such a devious stream Save in fancy or in dream, Winding slow through brush and brake Links together lake and lake" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ************ Funeral Tree of the Sokokis (Of the death of the Sokokis Chieftain Polin, wounded in battle) "and there the fallen chief is laid, In tasselled garb of skins arrayed And girded with his wampum-braid. The silver cross he loved is pressed Beneath the heavy arms, which rest Uponhis scarred and naked breast. Tis done the roots are backward sent, The beechen-tree stands up unbent--- The Indians' fitting monument. Yet heaven hath angels watching round The Indian's lowliest forest mound And they have made it holy ground. John Greenleaf Whittier ************ A.J.R. 13 original Acrostic poem The Loon The loons shine under the sun so graceful with peace. Hovering over the lake with their shiny wings. Eating fish across the lake day in and day out. Lying around across the lake floating peacefully. On the lake shores rumaging around for any left piece of food people leave lying around. On the water diving in and out looking for lunch. Nothing bothering them while they swim around the magnificient lake.

Sebago Lake Oh, the beauty Of Sebago Lake I stand on the shore It is day break The sweet smell The cool air An inspiration Which I must share A high wall of trees And blooming flowers I only wish I could stay for hours The scurry of chipmunks A swarm of bees buzz The chirping of birds That is what nature does I feel free. I want to fly I stand there, still As the time goes by A lake so big So clean and deep My breath is taken away My voice must keep Great Sebago Lake So gentle and blue I have no idea What I'd be without you You help many people You are close to my heart Every day you give to nature We cannot part I feel the sand Between my toes I want to stay I will not go Oh, the beauty Of Sebago Lake I stand on the shore My soul you take. by BP Grade 7 LAKES Smooth sparkling water Calm smooth water birds in the air sun at the horizon as the sun slips away As the night falls it starts to move Then faster and faster dark and scary Not so smooth Light streaks across the sky and the wind blows The birds long gone the sky black and cloudy it goes on and on just as dawn breaks it smoothes out birds come out again smooth and calm water The lake is back again. by DG grade 7