Lake On The Mountain by Chris Sorrenti
there’s mystery
in old Prince Edward County
near the town of Picton
looking out over the Canadian side
of Lake Ontario
what the Mohawks call
Onokenoga
Lake on the Mountain
Lake of the Gods
early settlers believed
the lake to be bottomless
more recently
scientists’ sonar pings
never returned
a natural curiosity
say the locals
a constant water level maintained
with no apparent source
defying all gravitational theory
geologists speculate
a limestone sinkhole
fed from a distance
through subterranean channels
on a promontory
high above the Bay of Quinte
and it’s been said that those
giving their spirits to the lake
either willingly
or through accident
bodies never recovered
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revised © 2015
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05/07/2015 Posted on 05/07/2015 Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti
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