Ponderings, a poem by Bonita Cox Searle

Ponderings

by Bonita Cox Searle 

Ghosts sleep in ponds

And rise up in early morning

To haunt geese.

When fish think they are alone,

They dance on the surface

Of the pond.

Herons make no noise

When they catch fish

Dancing.

An unloved pond

Chokes on algae

And raises mosquitoes.

A loved pond

Feeds its guests

And invites them back.

Old man pond frogs

Snore

When they are awake.

When living on a pond,

Ducks and geese practice

A separate

But equal philosophy.

Ponds are as moody as the sea.

Autumn leaves fall

To the pond’s surface

To dance with fish.

Muskrats sashay back
And forth past
Dancing fish on the pond.

When a pond freezes,

The fish stop dancing and

Fall asleep.

Herons eat elsewhere.

A pond does not know

It is a pond.

Bio: Bonita Cox Searle lives in Noblesville, Ind.,where she writes poetry and short stories. She is working on a novel. Her work has appeared in the Polk Street Review and Flying Island.