Ghostly smoke of mayflies
Drifts over
The river
In an ephemeral dance
Augmenting
Intensifying
Below a sky of thunderous
Cumulonimbus
A ricocheting courtship
Of passionate aerobatics
Before the storm breaks
As spiralling spinners dive
The lazy river comes alive.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016

Mayflies Dancing over a River – (Davida De La Harpe) found on www.wildaboutbungay.com