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Scenes From the Bank
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Scenes From the Bank |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Scenes From the Bank Virginia Salter feeding frenzy nearly done quick, quack hawnk, hawnk quick, quack, quick, quack, quack rippled vee glides water disappears as mallard takes flight huge splash twenty feet from shore evidence fleeting rapidly eliminating the knowing of its maker lone adolescent duckling swims close nerves stand all my hairs to attention what may be lurking neath plumed morsel feathered foul rest chatter breaks out mid social corners yet most satisfied not for quantity of gift but, acquiescent all is gone one drake two yards from my feet snores his peace as knobby headed goose yonder crooks his white neck to his chest in quiet rest soft brown lady commences stroll vocalizing her desire to pass uprooting all in her path new drake rises, follows disturbing, anew, each circle of friends three, four, five more join the throng seeming fully enraptured by lady’s beauty ahhhhh, what fancy may linger within the minds of her suitors seven begin their promenade of the pond black and white entourage surrounds Lady Brown camouflaging her presence WAIT! no, she’s left the group enjoying seclusion with the lead suitor off in the distance near the far shore as the entourage entertains Lady White in the ripples of the pond so fickle they be in their pursuit of happiness © June 17, 2000 |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Smiling here...there's a pond near my home and it's one of my favorite things to do--especially in Spring when the babies are swimming too! Thanks for the smile. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
excellent images here VAS.. must have missed it earlier...but an enjoyable journey.. |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Hey, VAS, this was fun, especially after I read a few lines and figured out that it wasn't about a hold-up! hehehe. Go ducks! "As soon as the generals and the politicos can predict the motions of your mind, lose it." Wendell Berry |
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