egrets return <br />to a single <br />riverside tree <br />some flap, <br />hover in pairs <br /> <br />some in flocks <br />fly, flutter like butterflies <br />till each gets a spot <br /> <br />the tree <br />a bouquet <br />of white blooms <br />as the sun sets <br /> <br />(saw in centre of Borneo this afternoon)<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/egrets-2/