Cinquain: Cold Rain

Icy

rain raids here from
the West. Puddles become
ponds that ducks populate. Yes, we
shiver.

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Ducks Are Optimists

Paddle a little,
float a lot. Keep
the upper body
still and sturdy.

Where there's water,
there's food. "A
rounded bill will get
it's way." (Old

duck-saying.) Paddle
and float. Sleep well.
Mutter observations.
Migrate with light.


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