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Tequilia_Sunrise
Senior Member

since 2003-02-19

Posts 612
Lochalsh, Ontario, Canada

0 posted 2005-12-16 01:07 AM

Ducks In Winter

Just this morning
While I was pacing fretfully
Around the room, unable to write,
Grumbling about winter, something happened.

A colorful parcel of ducks had descended
Suddenly, elegantly, on the front lawn.
The surprise of their iridescent beauty,
Overwhelmed me with happiness.

Weaving unevenly, in the dim winter light,
They covered the ground, like a shimmering blanket.
The easy energy of nature had released me
From the conscious weight of my own thoughts.

Then they disappeared, leaving prints
Of their webbed toes, in glorious patterns
Across the snow covered grass.

We cannot always calculate
An exact moment of clarity.
A single event, unexpected, transforms what follows.

And quite simply,
Everything falls into place.

[This message has been edited by Tequilia_Sunrise (12-16-2005 02:39 AM).]

aujussy wolf

Senior Member

since 2003-08-09

Posts 1215
Michigan

1 posted 2005-12-16 01:57 AM

We cannot always calculate
An exact moment of clarity.
A single event, unexpected, transforms what follows.

And quite simply,
Everything falls into place.


  ~holy smokes your good

i love the ending , so cool
~howllls and (((hugs))) wolfie

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

2 posted 2005-12-16 02:31 AM

Love it! Thanks for sharing this wonderful moment.

- Owl

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

3 posted 2005-12-16 07:56 AM

They are so cute!!! Makes me homesick..

"too bad ignorance isn't painful"
~Unknown~

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

4 posted 2005-12-16 08:28 AM

Amanda~
This is marvelous !

The photo is priceless !

Inspiration swooped from the frozen sky
and you captured it perfectly~

Really good to see you in here gal~

*Huglets*:huglets:
~*Marge*~

~*No matter what I search for ...
let me know when it is LOVE that I find*~ <))><

Email - [email protected]

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2005-12-16 11:21 PM

Nice...they must have been hungry...James

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

6 posted 2005-12-17 01:44 AM

I do believe that there may have been a divine hand at play regarding the timely arrival of such glorious inspiration!

A wonderful post!!!

It is so good to see you back on the blue!

Warm, welcome-back hug from a fellow Ontarian,
EA
P.S. That is a lovely photo of you!

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