The lake shimmers, side to side
it glimmers, the topaz sky
held in its eye as a duck
swims across the still sheet,
breaking glass in its wake.
A goose approaches
up the concrete landing ramp
orange webbed feet stamp,
the waddling of its tail white
cotton reflects in my t-shirt.
Orange beak hisses welcome,
hisses for bits of bread
which are carefully thrown.
Blue eyes deep as the water
catch the sun in a cloud break,
tongue clicking in the breeze
like a loose flagpole. Children shout,
chasing green head brown ducks
that spread purple-striped wings
to escape excited chatter –
they conquer all matter
as they soar in the air,
as they swim through a swell,
as they waddle towards us
dinosaurs have inherited the Earth.
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