On a day you might be tempted
to question your fortune
(your suburb-life boredom)
they appear near the sunrise:
two ducks in the driveway
incongruous on the concrete
with rose-bush backdrop
they pause, heads together
discussing their discoveries
this day’s opening, possibly
and you’d like to read into it
some symbolic message
from the universe
fitting
like the song of robins
outside your window
Graceful Press Poetry 
Oh my goodness–are we related? This is exactly the type of thought I would I would have, although not nearly so beautifully done in a poem.
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Of course we’re related! Except for the part where you don’t like gardening. 😉
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Well, that’s because I have you to like it! Haha!
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Lovely! The picture is of course quite clear in my mind but it would be anyway with this perfect, philosophical word-painting. I love the way simple natural beauty can inspire such depth of self analysis.
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Thank you. Nature, YES.
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Beautiful! So many times, a bird outside my window has made me pause and wonder. You captured that essence perfectly!
(I’m sorry that I’ve been gone for so long!)
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Thank you, and it’s a pleasure to have you here, any time!
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I am intrigued that you would like to read a message in it, not that you did…and how you framed it inside suburbia and routine. Very poignant.
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I have now seen those ducks in various yards, three days in a row. So that either means 1) of course there was no message in the first appearance, or 2) they have to keep showing up until I get it. 😉
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It’s like a fairy story. You must set them free from their vigil with the magic word, and if we go a step further, they may turn into handsome guys who will mow your lawn for free all summer.
Just kidding. I like how the ducks have taken on this role and I hope there will be a poetic answer for us who are waiting to find out the message?
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So funny. Love your fairy tale! I will certainly let you know if I learn anything further…
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But you should definitely read something into it! (K)
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They did give my morning some words, so their mission was accomplished (?)
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Big smile. Just the vision of two ducks putting their heads together to whisper … and then what they know. Love this!
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They were just like some old married couple, doing their individual things, then comparing notes, so casual.
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Oh this: “some symbolic message
from the universe
fitting
like the song of robins
outside your window” So picturesque! ***
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Thank you. 🙂
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Just as the robins are commenting on our seclusion from the air and light of a rising sun, the ducks are questioning the need to live in a box with no connection to the elements.
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Yes. How stupid humans must seem to other creatures, even though we try so hard.
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