has no name
to the birds
that wade
in its waters,
fish for frogs,
crabs, lizards—
The labor of
a day is earned
with flick and fold
of wing, quick
thrust beneath
a rippled film—
[LAG-other-response date=”05 18 2014″ url=”https://www.vianegativa.us/2014/05/home-economics-2/” title=”Via Negativa Home economics”]