John Lawless Poet Free verse

Patience With a Purpose

Patience with a Purpose

swans stood motionless
imitating spray painted flamingos
geese in the distance
mimicked a talk show panel
turtles sunbathed “sans sun block”
carp slithered in shallow mud
pickerel, unable to hide their toothy grins,
slyly awaited passersby
old bull frogs “harrumphed”
exchanging their glory days 
a stick figure Heron posed
patience… with a purpose
                                     ...……..a kayak respectfully floating past


John G. Lawless
©6/4/2021

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Suzette Richards June 5, 2021 at 3:09 AM Your closing line draws it neatly together. Respect for nature is not in everyone's nature.

Kim Merryman June 4, 2021 at 4:15 PM I enjoyed your poem, John! So much going on in so few lines, and I loved the line about the swans "imitating spray painted flamingos". Blessings, Kim M