Ducks

DUCKS Was it some sort of omen? A northern albino cortege of two? Two big white ducks (understand these were not geese) Two BIG WHITE DUCKS showed up in our backyard just yesterday I’ve never seen their likes before Nor even at a zoo One follows the other at a consistently exact interval, Whether picking at remains of bird bread on the picnic table or waddling around through our backyard’s ground cover They might have been foraging for something but not necessarily food The closest water – a river – is over a mile away A lake? A lake – let’s say five miles Someone’s pets come to mind Pet? Not in this low-income neighborhood No I think they were an omen A message sent by God Boreas “Prepare! The winter will be long and hard”