Reflections

I stand staring into the water. Battling the light, fighting past shadow. Fleeting images skate along glass. Uncertainty, doubt, nothing is plain. Curious orange, glinted, then gone. Rippled concentration, I frown. Birds fly through a crocodile cloud, then disappear into the grass. A dragon-fly conducts a detailed inspection. Pond-weed beckons, come closer...come closer... Dark depths hide many mysteries. A giggle blown on the breeze, I smile. Death, bloated, stares up accusingly. A pond-skater pauses to read the nursery logo. Another comes to confirm. Crocodile jaws close over their meeting. Apple-blossom, blue sky, black tyre-swing. Nature's reality painted on glass. A raindrop explodes on the surface. Another, another, a battleground of ripples. Distorted images echo my thoughts. I stand. I stare. I drown.