#GloPoWriMo #NaPoWriMo Day 26 ..................................... mother birds and dinosaurs

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mother birds and dinosaurs 

two egrets swooped 
low flying shadow draped slow 
slip dark dots slid over me  
a sound, they barely made 
they came to a stop near 
the cattails 
and began 
back bent knee walking 
as they do 
to where their nest was 
stick, twig, debris tuckery 
between things unseen 

the pond did have other inhabitants 
though these seemed likely to serve 
the royal court of the egret 
as much as having any sense 
of ownership 
in this little society 
frogs, turtles, snakes, salamanders 
crawfish, red winged black birds, orioles 
and a few other quick darting seed birds 
all of which 
while feathered 
and beaked 
and keen flyers 
were not as majestic 
as mother egret 
and her way of walking 
when nearing her nest 
a hush and quiet 
seemed to arise 
the frogs especially 
looked as if they were bowing 
one eye on mother 
wondering if she had already fed 


EJR ©