Lochwinnoch – a poem by Lindsey Stewart
Lochwinnoch
Yachts sit silently on still water
Soft white sails await life giving breeze
Crew sit idly, breathing slowly
Waves lap gently at the hull
Seagulls circle overhead, beaks wide
Screeching mockingly into stillness.
Small child crouches by the water
Finger points towards the reeds
Jackdaw lands, tilts head in recognition
Its yellow eye staring into sunlight
Child giggles, body rocking
Holds out hand and offers bread.
Further on a figure crouching
Tall grass hides his slender frame
Staying silent, watching, waiting
Hands clasped firm round magic eye
Does he search for something special
Or is his joy right here, right now.
Lindsey Stewart
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