cannot believe my eyes At the inlet the resident pair of paradise ducks trumpet their usual dismay at my approach; the white-headed female’s call a high-pitched wail of fear, her dark-plumaged mate’s placating response a constant offer of reassurance against unfounded alarm. And seagulls strutting like meat inspectors, folded wings placed just so behind their … Continue reading Poetry Shelf Monday Poem: Kay McKenzie Cooke’s ‘cannot believe my eyes’