Wild Stillness
There is no conversation to be had
between us, no common ground
that would satisfy either of us,
you standing tall on a tree
extending from the water,
fresh catch lying at your feet,
while I paddle slowly past
not thirty feet away looking
for some recognition in the eye
that follows me as your head turns,
some appreciation for sunlight
glinting from the water or the breeze
that lightly ruffles your feathers
yet soothes on this midsummer day,
but you bend to retrieve your meal
and tilt your head back to shake it
down your throat as I paddle out of sight.
This is my response to earthweal weekly challenge: WILD STILLNESS.
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Just watched a hawk gliding for 10-15 minutes over our back pasture til he swooped down for the mouse (or ?) he’d been waiting to spot. Ahh…love dat nature stuff.
Nice work, Ken.
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Thanks, Ron..
Love those little rewards.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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It is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing, and have a good weekend, Ken! xx Michael
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Thank you, Michael.
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It’s so special to see something like that. I know I’d think about it for a long time, but the heron probably doesn’t care at all. Though who knows what he/she thinks?
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It’s very unusual for them to even let me drift that close, so this was extra special.
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Yes, I know. That is very special.
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nice commune
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Thank you. One of those moments you don’t forget.
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You’re welcome.
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Lovely moment – and I so liked the first line – ‘There’s no conversation to be had…’
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🙂 And none needed, right?
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I love this. I have moments like that with birds too. Your poem captures the encounter beautifully.
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A perfect moment. (K)
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🙂
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sublime ~
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You captured this so well, I could see his head tilt back, the long neck, the fish going down. Beautiful.
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😀 Thank you.
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How I love those great birds of prey — such magnificent creatures — thanks so for this still moment pregnant with so much.
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Thank you, Brendan.
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Perfect capture of shared moment on the river, Ken!
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🙂 Thank you.
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My pleasure!
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