Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Feeding koi



Flashes, splashes of gold
orange yellow white black
punctuated by plaintive
open mouths, jostling
and competing for bits
of compacted pellets
(25 cents per serving)
(what a deal) (even if of
unknown nutritional value)
delighting both a child
and the child within.

This poem is submitted for Open Link Night at dVerse Poets. The links will be live at 2 p.m. Central time today.

Photograph: Grandfather and grandson feeding koi at St. Louis Union Station, April 8, 2012, by Stephanie Young.
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12 comments:

  1. JerryApril 10, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    That's a good grandpa right there...and not a bad tie to boot!

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  2. H. GillhamApril 10, 2012 at 7:07 AM

    Noting sweeter than the relationship between a grandfather and his grandson...

    that's a blessing that only God could give.

    :-)

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  3. JofIndiaApril 10, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    Just how long is that tie, Glynn?!

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  4. AnonymousApril 10, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    "...both a child and the child within."

    :-)

    delightful

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  5. Brian MillerApril 10, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    smiles...they have this at smith mountain lake...and still love to feed the fish and looks like you had a nice partner as well..smiles.

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  6. hedgewitchApril 10, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    The best part of grandkids(besides themselves of course) is that you get to be a kid again, and you're old enough not to be embarrassed by it. Nice one, Glynn.

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  7. Janine BolléeApril 10, 2012 at 3:31 PM

    What a seething mass :-)
    I wonder what a young lad would make of that.

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  8. Matthew QuinnApril 10, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    Fun poem. Reminds me of visits to our botanical garden where there is a lake with koi.

    http://poemblaze.wordpress.com

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  9. DeidraApril 10, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    I'm smiling! Thank you.

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  10. PatriciaApril 10, 2012 at 10:57 PM

    So darling... your grandson. He looks like you. =) Beautiful capture... the child and the child within. Such a blessing to have a grandpa with quarters in his pocket.

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  11. S. EtoleApril 10, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    There's a lot of love in this photo!

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  12. Megan WillomeApril 12, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    Love that tie.

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