Wednesday, May 1, 2024

From Woody's Restaurant, Middlebury by Greg Delanty

 

From Woody's Restaurant, Middlebury

by Greg Delanty

Today, noon, a young macho friendly waiter and three diners,
               business types—two males, one female—
are in a quandary about the name of the duck paddling
               Otter Creek,
the duck being brown, but too large to be a female mallard.
               They really
want to know, and I'm the human-watcher behind the nook
               of my table,
camouflaged by my stillness and nonchalant plumage.
               They really want to know.
This sighting I record in the back of my Field Guide to People.

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