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Mute Swan and Mallards

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By Andrea Corwin Published 2 years ago • 1 min read
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Mute swan, alone today

your partner a bank away?

The mallards are coming

Drake begins running

He and his girl

Slide by in a whirl

The next group follow

not wanting to wallow

Soon they’ve all passed

Cygnet wasn’t aghast

He was busy eating

while they were beating

a fast retreat to open water

looking for their own fodder

This happened today and the video is here:

Copyright © 12/27/2024 by Andrea O. Corwin

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Andrea Corwin

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Poetry, haiku, fiction, horror, life experiences. Written without A.I. © Andrea O. Corwin

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    Written by Andrea Corwin