It was cold and rainy this last Wednesday, now warmth is back and clouds have traveled on. But on Tuesday it was sunny and in the mid-seventies and I went walking at a favorite lake. It was such a day that in April, we would all be saying "almost summer"! This visit was rewarded with many geese, out doing their own version of sunbathing, also dunking in to grab a bite, nearly all squawking and talking, at least I imagine they, too were loving the sunshiny calm day! Here's a pic:
And then, the sun went behind a cloud as I walked around to the other side, and there was the loner. I imagined all kinds of things, mostly his wish for some peace, like all of us! Or, perhaps he wished, like Frank Sinatra, to do it "His Way."
a tanka
the raucous gaggle
pushes me into a glide
quieter water calls
for sunny meditation,
returning slowly
Linda Baie ©