Short Cattail Poems

a red winged blackbird 
barked a sermon
from a cattail pulpit...

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crystal ice soldiers 
frozen cattail brigade
guarding  sugar lake...

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tattered cattail tufts
sway in a chilly breeze~
we fish for supper...

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mid summer hatchlings
tadpoles in a cattail pond ~
feast for an egret
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I hate the frail cattail
beside the lake--it grows too tall.
yet the sparrow
loves it--he doesn't fall
from that which gracefully
supports his weight.

What's there to hate?...

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Wind kisses marsh trees
Cattail fairies dance on winds
Fly to find new home.

 
(January 12, 2011  Wausau, Wisconsin)

(c) Copyright 2011 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved,...

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Tiny little birds perched on cattail stems
Enjoy the swings gentle breeze brings them
I aim my phone for a picture
Off they fly, irked at the gesture
Pardon me birdies, for creating mayhem

Written : 07/17/2016
Contest:"One Stanza-One Only" by Broken Wings...

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MATERNAL LOVE

                              Mother Duck and Ducklings venture from cattail cover
                                               wiley mother duck
                                     which wee waddler will you sacrifice
                                                to the prowling fox...

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the lake where they hid
a memory

their song
sublimated

a cattail beaten
remnants taken by wind

a semi roars past
someone calls progress

someone says
ninety percent chance of rain

someone says
dance barefoot through puddles

a murder of crows shadows skies
someone looks to the sun

the sun reflects
faceless waters
...

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