Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “river”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Silent river sleeps
Frozen beneath winters breath
Thin silver mirror
NAR©2026
This is “The Thin Ice” by Pink Floyd
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The Elephant's Trunk 
a lovely little poem Nance! ❤
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Thank you, CA! 💙
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Perfect, Nancy!
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Thanks much, dear Keith!
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Good one Nancy 👍🌹
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Thanks very much, Rohitash.
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Welcome Nancy
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Beautiful lines and photograph, Nancy. Nice song choice, too.
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Thanks, Lisa. I’ve been listening to our Pink Floyd albums lately and re-discovering some great songs. I’m glad to know you enjoyed today’s story.
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Floating on Invisible Ice
Hardly a drop of rain,
Has fallen on our sunburnt plains
Rivers are slimy drains
No fields of grain
Nor wading cranes
Only dusty stains
On the windowpanes
And again
Dry ice runs through my veins
While the windmill vanes
Rotate in vain
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Very trippy video, my friend! Are the brush fires under control yet? 🥰
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Oh, they’ll keep smouldering until the rains come 🥰🌏🌧
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Then we pray for rain.
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Beautiful. So still above.
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True, but remember what’s said about still waters! Thanks, my friend.
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👌👏🏿
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Thank you!
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so beautifully composed Nance 💙
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Muchas gracias, amiga!
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De nada mi querido amigo! 🩷
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Sorry amiga 😃
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Your words are so fitting, Nancy.
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I’m pleased you think so. Thanks, Esther.
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haikuluscious
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Muchas gracias!
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I feel this one Sis.
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That was tough to watch. Thanks for the share.
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Kate Bush ….such an actress
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Lovely image and poem. Longing to hear her roll over, crack her joints, and begin stirring herself for coffee flow and springtime glow!
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Great comments, Liz! I feel exactly the same way. Thanks!
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How fitting is the image.
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Thanks, Sadje. I put my haiku into the Copilot app and that’s what was generated.
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Beautifully done
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Prego, cara
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My pleasure
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‘Thin silver mirror’–what a beautiful description that is. Lovely, Nancy.
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Thanks so much, Lois. I was thinking about Pink Floyd’s song when I wrote that line.
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