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a long, heavy reed

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a long, heavy reed
adumbrates still pond water
almost touching water's reflective surface
with a sun-sterilized tip,
its elongated limb of green
abstains from causing ripples.

a long, heavy reed
bent from its own weight,
bows its head in prayer
inciting a choir of afternoon frogs
to chorus along peripheral banks,
this, an earthen halo.