A lazy leaf-laden river <br />Snakes around a sandy shoreline <br />While copulating dragonflies <br />Fly over near-stagnant water <br />In aimless zigzag ecstasy. <br />Dozens of stout brown birds skimming <br />The surface, ascending slightly, <br />Than dipping incredibly low <br />Miraculously avoiding <br />Contact with the wet surfactant. <br />Along the shore a raft of ducks <br />Noisily swim by in a queue <br />Seemingly like some summertime <br />Carnival shooting gallery.<br /><br />Albert Ahearn<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-summer-scene-2/
