Fly For Brighter Shores

Enlightenment Prompt #14

Winter canal ducks,

dirty water, poor food, cold-

fly for brighter shores.

Ducks on the Kensal Town canal. Photo by Morgan Buchanan

Put any animal in surroundings that are too far removed from its natural environment and it will become physically and mentally ill.

For the enlightened among us, any environment is fine. For the rest of us, an imbalanced, unn…