At 4 AM, I took a walk
In sunlight, reflected off the moon.
Unmoving shadows blink with points of light
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The water rests, completely still
’Til a V of ripples spreads backward from the beaver’s nose
Somewhere floats a sleeping loon
Unaware of the voice of the owl
I took a walk at 4 AM
In sunlight, reflected off the moon.
Photo by Randy Fredlund
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Thank you, Randy. At risk of spoiling the stillness of the V ripple, thank you. 0400 is about 30 minutes early for the loons gracing our camp in summer. Whoever said it’s a city that doesn’t sleep anyway ?
Tom, It appears that poetic liberties were taken!
Glad you enjoyed the post.