Poetic License: ‘Reflections on a Pond Surface’

PHOTO PROVIDED
Joe Pacheco
Silent still pine tree
Jealous of pond reflection
Shimmering with life.
Pines and palms watching
Water palms and pines dancing —
Night lowers curtain.
Alone in the dark
Trees whisper and shiver,
Waiting for moonlight.
Moon moves over pond,
Spills milk on lap of water
Nurses silhouettes.
Shroud of morning mist
Covers water and pine tree
Struggling to shine through.
Sunlight raises mist,
Resurrecting on water
Shimmering pine tree.