the river

Posted on 16/04/2016 by Mark Prisco

The river stirs and birds

sing among the sun-lit

branches after rain.

The trees and flowers

wave across the bank.

A solitary duck

nears the bank. A man stands

there who has no bread.

There’s a splash, and girls

lapping the water.

16/`12/15

3 thoughts on “the river”

Mark Prisco says:

20/04/2016 at 1:59 pm

thanks John, and Peter

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peterlebaige says:

17/04/2016 at 9:15 pm

Better than any ‘selfie’, perfectly ‘proportioned’! Love the sounds in that first stanza, haiku-like in itself

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john keast says:

17/04/2016 at 5:39 am

Perfect; a look into life

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