The Pond - the World in Microcosm

The Pond - the World in Microcosm

Dr Abe V Rotor

"Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean." - Percy Ross

1. Forest Pond 

 Forest Pond, painting in acrylic by AV Rotor

It is not the Walden Pond of Thoreau;

it is not the mirror pond of Narcissus;

but a pond somewhere in the forest 

in the mind, away from others' views.

A pond in silence and in song all day;

a pond that reflects the stars at night;

and in summer air shimmers the sun,

and from heaven a magnificent sight. ~

                                                        2. Wildlife Park

Chris Ann R Rotor

Wildlife Park, on-the spot painting by Chris Anna R Rotor 11, 

author's daughter, Parks and Wildlife Center, Diliman, QC 1995. 

Lake in monsoon, pond in summer,

Rest house and ark in the middle,

A ring of trees makes a forest cover,

For ducks and fishes a living cradle.

                                               3. Silence of the Pond

Silence of the Pond, AV Rotor, Circa 1989

Here true silence lies, 

not eerie, not deafening, 

for silence is communion 

of self and surrounding. 

Here true silence lies: 

leaves quiver in the breeze, 

ripples gently rise and fade, 

buzz the honey bees. 

Here true silence lies, 

in the rhythm of the sky, 

the rainbow a huge harp, 

music all that sing or cry. 

Here true silence lies: 

the sound of the pond, 

not in its depth or breadth; 

the trees by their bond. 

Here true silence lies, 

beyond the audible, 

in magic waves in the air, 

and the perceptible. 

Here true silence lies, 

giving in is acceptance, 

the root of humility, 

courage in any instance. 

Here true silence lies, 

the heart longs, singing, 

thoughts not to reason 

the confines of living. 

Here true silence lies, 

sweet memories an art 

in the silence of a pond, 

throbbing in the heart. ~

"If you throw the pebble in the pond and the rings start circulating that much wider, you've done things and created things for people that they didn't think they'd ever be able to do." - Mindy Grossman 

* Microcosm is something seen as a small version of a much larger thing.