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indigo eyes
by Mary Frances Spencerthe peacock
male
unfurled
his glorious tail
spread open
bright
japanese fan
brilliant tuquoise greens
iridescent indigo eyes
blinking
strutting and shaking
his masculinity
not in question
no pea-hen in sight
just us
three humans
woman girl and boy
witnesses
to nature's alpha
displayed
at the arboretum
on a sunny
thursday
afternoon 11/30/2007 Author's Note: We were walking down a path and there he was in all his glory!!! MFS
Posted on 12/01/2007
Copyright © 2024 Mary Frances Spencer
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| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 12/01/07 at 07:29 AM I know the amazing sight and feeling of such a creature crossing my path... it is stunning, here it is. The intricate beauty, just walking along noncholantly as if this is the way life is seems incongruous and we are so lucky to encounter it, and even more fortunate to be able to put it into words. Another moment of 'beautiful light" I think! |
| Posted by Sigurdur Haraldsson on 12/01/07 at 11:17 AM I've never seen a peacock myself except on TV but you managed to capture a moment there. I felt like being there. This brought color into an otherwise drab Saturday... |
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