They strut across the yard as if
imagining themselves peacocks,
trying to attract the eye of anyone
who might glance in their direction.
The day is slowly fading, the sun
reluctant to depart hovers
over the waiting horizon fascinated
by these large birds on stilted legs.
The cat, ensconced on the lanai
wanders over to the screen
and calls out quietly, inviting
conversation, always willing to make
a new friend just beyond the mesh.
They look at each other, seemingly
silent but speaking a language
beyond our comprehension and hearing.
After several minutes the cat
bids them an aural farewell and they
wander down the road, perhaps
agreeing to a future visit about which
we can never hope to know,
as evening settles over the wetland.