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Nature's Call

Nature’s Call


Turtles hug fallen trees
blink as the flashing sun
hop-scotches amid ripples

Osprey play lumberjack
construct high rise towers
a womb with a view

Muskrat preen whiskers
sigh in Spring’s embrace
back to work

The original Swan Lake
performance
brilliant – Bravo

Wild Turkey’s unfurl
temptations fan -
a hen’s delight

Tawny dappled doe
rest beneath blankets
of soft speckled shadows

Sharp retort
of Beaver’s tail
alerts the wind

Silence
grips Mother Nature’s
maternity ward


John G. Lawless
4/14/2017

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Aidan Dufaux

Date: 4/15/2017 2:51:00 AM

Wonderful!!

John Lawless
Date: 4/16/2017 9:43:00 AM

thanks Aidan,

Charlie Smith

Date: 4/14/2017 2:33:00 PM

"a womb with a view" brilliant John...

John Lawless
Date: 4/16/2017 9:43:00 AM

hey Charlie, it always amazes me that the osprey build such complex nests in the old trees in the middle of the pond.

John Lawless
Date: 4/16/2017 9:36:00 AM

hey Charlie, it always amazes me that the osprey build such complex nests in the old trees in the middle of the pond.

Jan Allison

Date: 4/14/2017 11:56:00 AM

I adore this time of year and seeing the new life in the gardens and fields.I especially love the stanza mentioning swan lake John:-) adding this to my faves:-) Happy Easter:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless
Date: 4/16/2017 9:35:00 AM

Jan, not sure if it was a mating dance or the two males wooing the vixen. Appreciate the fav - glad you like it.

Chris Green

Date: 4/14/2017 11:50:00 AM

Beautifully written John. Spring is definitely here, I have noticed eggs hatching in the many bird nests around my property

John Lawless
Date: 4/16/2017 9:33:00 AM

thanks Chris, I got an early warm day to venture out on the pond in my kayak