Absolute coincidence. I was watching the night sky by the lake and actually this was the original beginning of Virgo night which was much longer. I was trying to find a way of describing the duck's sounds, and it did seem like they were crying (I think they might have been warding off predators, quacking in turns, and this was in earlier drafts too). But the poems seem to connect, don't they? I hadn't read Mikaela's when I posted. Also discovered the little duck eyes in a not very good photo, that I worked on a little. The duck eyes are sad and eery and scared I think (I disturbed them). Very sad about the child, Mikaela and Efi.
Amazing coincidence, but then, the blog's filled with serendipity...the duck eyes are weirdly cute and unsettling. The whole scene should be installed in Sydney for Vivid :)
... is this also elegiac re: the child mentioned by Mikaela who drowned today?
ReplyDeleteAbsolute coincidence. I was watching the night sky by the lake and actually this was the original beginning of Virgo night which was much longer. I was trying to find a way of describing the duck's sounds, and it did seem like they were crying (I think they might have been warding off predators, quacking in turns, and this was in earlier drafts too). But the poems seem to connect, don't they? I hadn't read Mikaela's when I posted. Also discovered the little duck eyes in a not very good photo, that I worked on a little. The duck eyes are sad and eery and scared I think (I disturbed them). Very sad about the child, Mikaela and Efi.
ReplyDeleteAmazing coincidence, but then, the blog's filled with serendipity...the duck eyes are weirdly cute and unsettling. The whole scene should be installed in Sydney for Vivid :)
ReplyDeleteI think it is synchronicity. I love that word. And serendipity. :)
ReplyDeleteoops, I meant synchronicity :)
ReplyDeleteAll the wonderful things, Efi. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is terrific. Lap of night and skein of duck both great phrases
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