A Pair of Mandarin Ducks

Lady Sunshine on Oct 17, 2009

Tags: affection, bliss, connection, couple, fidelity, frolicking, kiss, Mandarin Ducks, metaphor, pair, playing, Rollicking, union, Wedded Bliss.

"Two Mandarin ducks playing in the water" ~From a Chinese proverb, a metaphor for loving couples.

A pair of Mandarin Ducks
Playing in the cold water
The drake clad in his colored tux
Preening for his demure lover
They splash and swim in unison
Like little ducklings frolicking
A sincere love in season
So caught up in their rollicking
The drake chases his lady
As she coyly paddles away
He wants to make her his baby
Before she can get away
Soon their eyes lock in affection
Captured in conjugal bliss
A symbol of wedded connection
Their beaks in a gentle kiss

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Teves on Oct 17, 2009
Nice ducks…Thanks for sharing sunshine! God Bless!
ken bultman on Oct 17, 2009
That was quite nice. I was going to make a humorous comment but I’ll let it go. This was just too romantic.
deep blue on Oct 17, 2009
I like it (not the delicacy out of a recipe from Mandarin ducks). Your poem is like a swan song, in this case, a duck song. What more romantic could there be than a poetry which exemplifies affection apart from other life functions? BTW thanks for the story behind the pictures I asked.

Will
Papa Sparks on Oct 17, 2009
I am very impressed with this poem–especially the vivid, evocative imagery and your attention to detail.

Brilliant my friend.
Sourav on Oct 17, 2009
Very well written poem!
Shirley Shuler on Oct 17, 2009
Hi Lady Sunshine, absolutely beautiful and I agree with Papa Sparks!
Jane Jane on Oct 19, 2009
how romantic.haha.
Starpisces on Oct 21, 2009
Wow, nice poem and beautiful picture too! For your information, I have a pair of ducks at home which look quite similar as your picture but only different in colour, … but mine are not real duck, made of wood instead, just for decoration.. heehee….(liked it)
razumtina on Oct 23, 2009
Sooo cute……

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