I went outside

and entered that

timeless natural world

full of surprises

 

from afar I caught

a glimpse of

I know not

what

 

there it was

motionless on

a branch overhanging

the river

 

I crept closer

without making a sound

until I reached the tree

still it didn't stir

 

then suddenly

startled by approaching noisy ramblers

A turquoise flash

from the branch disappeared

into the distant blue yonder

and betrayed the Kingfisher