swans & mallards

The lake is down –

To the frozen edges

A swan or two

And tasteless

Geese footing

To rocky nests

Where they curl into

Feathery boulders among

The cold pebbles

Upon which you’ll slip

Next summer

 

Try to find music in

Canadian geese honking

All night – by morning

You’ll know all about

Exercising in futility

 

They remain in spite of disdain

Small fluffy armadas floating in

February 28th’s icy water

Honking in a frosty daybreak

 

And, just when you’re ready

To curse the freezing dun

Madness of the season

An arcing muster of mallards

Waving in decisive consideration

Of parting clouds

Lands, arching necks

Off which the sun glints its elegant

Emerald promise of spring

2 Comments

  1. Kraken is missing and probably dead. She has been gone over 24 hrs. Can’t talk about it now. Will call when I can talk.

    Hope all is okay with you. G

    Sent from my iPad

    1. Keeping good thoughts. Whitey was gone for months once , he got trapped by snowfall in neighbors barn. I can Put lost ad on Craigslist list. Chiquita did and someone found her dog after 3 weeks …..I will call tomorrow . …loving thoughts

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