On and Under the Ice

Canadian geese
walk boldly on frozen lake
honking cries ring out
they huddle in a cluster
while dinner swims underneath

picture by Lisa Paul

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Written in response to Robbie Cheadle’s challenge to write a syllabic poem in the imagist style

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