Dakota

Around the Pond and Back

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Of course
the swans
were there

dependably
photogenic

though this
specific duo
was shot a
month ago

then

from a vernal pool
sprung at last
to life
melodic chirps
rose up
like beating
fairy wings

while

around the bend
a great blue heron
posed graciously
for a portrait by
an amateur

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and

another swan
swam closer
hoping for a
swanny treat

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along the
spongy bank
woodland violets
burst into bloom

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returning home
I read
of tyranny
evil and deceit

and then

to turn away
from truth
and look at
birds instead
seemed
altogether wrong

Photo note: Horn Pond

Posted by Dakota at April 24, 2008 07:03 AM | TrackBack