At the Waterfall

Two ducks yud and dawdle

Followed by two mallards
During the gargling
Of the puddle

Young mallard nears
Patriarch duck aggressively
Shoos - squawking jerk
His greased green neck

Forcing autonomy
On his son
Manufactured mallard
Independence

Ducks under the soil
In the uprooted maple tree
The soil fertile with decomposing bark
Next year I will return to mark
The roots and see if they have grown together again