Tree by the shore
Arcing over the water, hanging
branches blanket the water.
Sunlight filters through the leaves,
ivy coiled around the trunk.
Blue Tit
Blue and yellow,
flaring and fading,
between drooping branches
and waters edge.
Water
Water stewn with debris,
yet the fish still
navigate the
unfathomable depths.
Heron
Still, patient, a flash of grey
breaks the plane,
before reasserting
itself.
Duckling
Glimpsed through the
leaves and branches,
a duckling
snapping at midges.
Petals
Petals break free
from their moorings,
fluttering on unsighted breeze,
carpeting the ground in lilac.
Crow
Black shadow, stark
against blue sky
braces against
strong winds.
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I like this collection. I could close my eyes after reading and picture each of these little park dwellers doing their own things in concert with one another. Really cool, have you ever seen the cartoon The Boondocks? The background scenes are frequently made of parks and other natural places. I think since I’m listening to Blackstar right now I may be a little influenced. I don’t know if you’re into east coast rap/R&B/Soul or not.
No, don’t think we ever got the Boondocks in Britain. Does A Tribe Call Quest count as East Coast Rap? Cause Low End Theory is one of the best albums ever.
Actually I am developing a few of these poems. The bird ones. Just the way I reduced them to abstract colours. Just like the way they turned out.
Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed the poems.