Thanks Norm.  Must be frustrating to have to cover up or sit in the shade when the sun is shining.

Thanks for finding it Tim.  I have a wonderful picture of a cormorant perched on a branch, didn't have time to post it here.

River View

On hot days
when sunshine evaporates
even wispy clouds,
she sits on her favourite riverside bench,
close to the rose garden
the other side of the forest glade.

Sun warming aching bones,
she watches ducks splash and dive.
A cormorant perched on a branch, 
stares into the distance, 
never seeming to move.,

Along the pathway
two black dogs chase birds,
squirrels creep close to her seat,
aware of the nuts in her pocket.

Her summer friends,
an escape from the barren silence
of living alone.