Early spring morning; north river branch
Seeking peace; connecting with mobile river spirits
Warm sunshine, cool mist rising
Breathing in quiet beauty; listening wide and deep
Turtle -splash, water gurgling
Graceful swoop of Kingfisher
Attention captured/ seized/ devoured
Across the rippling water six tender birdlings meander
Chasing breakfast morsels
Flashing by in innocent delight
Moving as exotic river creature,
Slipping through the fluid currents
Dark dangers in the shadows
…. Breath catches fierce and painful
Where is their mother?
Who guards their vulnerable way?
What protects them in their searching?
Gentle sunshine, light mist rising
Death in its cold beauty must not reach them.
Not now.
Not here.
Not in this perfect moment
fabulous, NJ! Wish I was there, watching the water with you! Precious moments in time, now captured in language. :)
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