Perhaps Too Tiny
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the tiny duck
on the surface of
the lake looks like a miracl
e about which I
must remember to tell a scientist
the tiny duck
on the surface of
the lake floats about wher
ever the wind ta
kes it // with the exact sort of viv
acious fervor and stoic certainty that
could inspire a generation
the tiny duck
on the surface of
the lake shines just as br
ightly as its irri
descent reflection // radiating aro
und ripples // wing patch like waste fro
m a nuclear reactor // never squandered
the tiny duck
on the surface of
the lake quacks silently //
never fishes //
never bobs for Pete’s sake // no
r for anyone else’s // just blinks its eye
s which are too small to see // just big eno
ugh // to catch the eye
the tiny duck
on the surface of
the lake drifts closer and
turns out to be
a leaf
