October morning on the water

Yesterday’s quick trip to the nearby pond where my canoe lives

the pond basks in silent stillness

darker bands of rock mark the drawing down of water

the cormorant is a surprise, his bill echoing the fading autumn color

tired old oak leaves that just yesterday offered the soft green hope of spring

they have lived a lifetime in the brilliant flash of summer

does the winging osprey sense the coming cold, cling to the still strong sun as I do on this late October morning?

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