the mallards are back
and they appear not to mind
this new guy just showed up
as if from nowhere

the ducks sit patiently
and surprisingly quiet
on the flat grey stones
very much like the ones of lake gitchi-gami

while upon the other side
a large painted turtle
emerges slowly
munching lotus leaf
and surveying the situation

the old drake chuckles a bit
as his mate stirs only slightly from her slumber
but neither make a fuss

apart from that lotus leaf
and the lives of a few bugs
there is little disruption on our little pond today
these neighbors actually kinda get along

not like those snakes of that other one
you know
the one beyond

oh if only…

Peace/Love

m(~_~)m