Diana Hendry's response to the question posed by her poem no doubt charmed Ruaridh, but should appeal to imaginative folk of all ages.
It was written in response to last year's National Poetry Day theme of water.
WHAT IS THE POND DOING?
(for Ruairidh, who asked)
Wobbling like wobbly jelly
Being a bucket for the rain
Sending flash-backs to the sun
Cheeking the sky
Giving the moon a bath
Letting swans, ducks and winter leaves ride on its back
Licking the lollipop reeds
Pretending to be soup for the wind to stir
Growing stinky skunk cabbages
Drawing wheels and circles then rubbing them out
Plopping slopping slurping spinning
Turning the weeping willows happily upside down
Dreaming of running away to sea
Hiding under a starry blanket of dark
What is the pond doing?
Ponding. Responding.
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