lake’s edge –
in the ripples
heron on alert
Beatrice Yell
among the reeds
a cane toad roils the water
summer rain …
Samantha Sirimanne Hyde
great white egret
on one leg
the water quivers
Myra King
lunchtime at the pond
ducks step across the backs
of surfacing koi
Maureen Sexton
a leaf bends
with the weight of a skink
morning light
Leanne Mumford
silver plated—
a wood duck plumps rings
over water
Mira Walker
Echidna Tracks 