A Few Words on Birds

for dVerse

Drifting  

fanfare on the lake

gold trumpets

sounding in the air

clouds in still water

lazy days

with tranquility

shimmering feathers

bright ballet

between shadow and sun

a lamentation

new moon weeps

sable tears all night

eyrar reflected

in deep pool

as clouds in the sky

the white sails flying

regatta

racing down the stream

poised with graceful ease

floating pearl

majestic royal

Of swans

Asylum

water dance under

gibbous moon

shedding light on waves

Drift, fanfare, tranquility, ballet, lamentation, eyrar, regatta, and royal are all names applied to a group of swans. For more swan groupings (more than 20!) see here.

This form of poetry is called a lune. So of course I had to write one about a loon. Asylum and a water dance are names for a group of loons. For more see here.