A soft fabric of fog
lingers over the lake.
A hush hanging
in the atmosphere.
An absence of sound,
until...
A line of Canada Geese
breaks the silence
because they now see me
standing on the dock.
As the fog slowly lifts,
the geese gabble
to each other.
Louder by the minute.
Faster by the minute.
A commotion of sound,
until...
They lift above
the thinning veil of fog,
gather in a loose formation,
and fly into the faint morning breeze,
seeking a larger lake
to swim in the shallows
and feed
undisturbed.
© 2021 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. 2. 3. 4. & 5. McCarthy Lake - Grattan Township -Kent County - Michigan
6. & 7. Pickerel Lake Park - Fred Meijer Nature Preserve - Kent County - Michigan
"A soft fabric of fog
ReplyDeletelingers over the lake.
A hush hanging
in the atmosphere." ~ from: "Undisturbed" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2021/10/undisturbed.html