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Forced

by circumstance

to sit inside

when the bird show

I came to observe

is out there,

I must resort to

improvisation. at least

there’s beer

here.

 

***

 

Egret

regret . .

The flying egret images I made

yesterday

will have to suffice

for now.

 

*****

 

The birds

won’t miss me

anyway.

 

***

 

Flexibility.

maybe that’s the lesson

today.

It started out unexpectedly–

the day did

with a knock on the door

earlier than any self-respecting alarm clock would consider.

A water emergency!

Water gushing out of the ground

like it was late for the flood,

trying its damndest

to catch up

before all the fuss died down.

 

Which is exactly what happened

after the water

was shut off.

the leak remains, though

an item for someone else’s

tomorrow agenda.

 

***

 

Maybe the water

was on to something?

 

Maybe the egrets knew

the viewing platform

would be closed?

 

Maybe

things would seem different

if I got some sleep!

 

 

17 December 2015

Tim Konrad