Sunday, 15 November 2015

After the storm

Erratic flying of the entwined dragonflies
Above the dark waters of the waterhole
A lonely cormorant cruising around it
Slowly walking up the bank
Opening up its wings
To catch the last rays of the sun
Before taking to the sky
And fly away to its mate.
The gum trees and the clouds 
Reflected upside down 
On the bronzed mirror of the overflowing billabong 
Quiet moment only disturbed 
By the shrieking of the lorikeets
Playing truants In the waterlogged paddocks
The parched land's thirst is satiated
For once after the storm.
Boxing match of two Roos 
Letting their ire get the better of them
With smashing powerful uppercuts thrown 
Disturbing the forest peace .

Lucette C. Bailliet

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