Friday, May 11, 2012

Bowl 9: Joanne and Margaret


 A badling of ducklings on the shore
all fluffy browns and yellows.
Twelve in all.

Watched over by mama, 
a large Canada goose,
Joanne and Margaret.

I join them.

After a bit I offer a bowl
and as I am photographing
bedlam breaks loose.

The goose has ventured too close to the babies.
Mama duck has her by the leg,
and despite being half her size
has dragged her away and left her limping.

The buddha said, 
"Love all beings as a mother loves her only child."
and our hearts break,
loving them all . . .
goose,
mama,
and each of the twelve ducklings.


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