Four geese hunt
glide and dip head into pond
four ducks follow
and
from an angle
three others join

geese circle back
four ducks continue
another joins
and chatter ensues

it leaves

meanwhile the other three
follow geese
back to bench side shore

lone duck heads there too

four ducks
glide and dip
circle on
then steam back
toward bench shore

geese have left

three small fishing bobbers
caught in tree branches
above the pond
rest

striped
and still