BIRD ON A REED

Posted by Biggus on July 20, 2007 - 23:03
from the ABC set THE NATURAL WORLD

A reed moves
Under a birds meagre weight
The reed disturbs the calm water
Ripples echo outwards
Across the lake
Flat calm on a balmy eve
Each ripple expands out
And with each inch it grows
It stretches and diminishes
Until it is no more
Until another bird settles
On another reeds stem