Author: Lynette Arden
News from The Pond
We had some new plants added to our shelves. Some of them drooped down and their leaves cleared the water until it was sparkling.
We haven’t had a chance to tell anyone how they have grown, as the cat takes up most of the time and energy in this household.
We had a pond makeover with new plants. We now have a papyrus forest to gaze up at while we swim. Some of the new plants are fast growing and made our water clear again.
Princess Aurora goes to the Rainbow Bridge Pond
POEM FOR PRINCESS AURORA FROM THE POND FISH
For she who swims now through the endless shining waters
We mourn for her
our hearts diminished.
Swimming deeper
we bathe in the shadows of the lily
dive through the sparkle
of the fountain water
She dwells now in our memory
her scales are iridescent opals
they are pearl drops in the moonlight
Seaweeds stroke her body
in the eddies and byways
near the shores of her departure
Sisters and brothers
brush their fins against her gently,
guide her through the currents
to the spirits of our ancestors
as they pass in mighty shoals
swimming through the long time
the days and nights
forever
transcribed by Lynette Arden for the Pond Fish
