A few weeks ago I saw the single cygnet
with mother
in the northern part of the lake
shood off 
by a coot.

Today the fluffy grey
of the cygnet is beginning to turn dark 
along its neck. 
It is now diving down 
to pull up its own grass,
growing larger
as the water falls.

Nearby 
there is a single coot.
And this day,
the cygnet
turns to the coot
and shoos it off.