teaching prompt mynah twist

v2

Have you seen a mynah

by the edge of the pool

or in a puddle of water 

in the middle of the pavement? 

It settles itself in, 

like in a grand Roman bath

before it starts doing unRoman antics

like puffing up its feathers,

wiggling its body, and

splashing water all around

till it is slick, gleaming black.

Morning abulations over, 

it steps back to stoop low, 

scoops up the same water in its yellow beak, and

tips its head back to let it run down its throat. 

Mynahs teach me how to luxuriate in a bath 

but I'd rather not drink my bathwater.

I could watch a mynah all day..

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Have you seen a mynah by the edge of the pool

or in a puddle of water in the middle of the pavement? 

Have you noticed how

it settles itself in, 

like in a grand Roman bath

before it starts doing unRoman antics

like puffing up its feathers, and

wiggling its body,

splashing water all around

to get itself slick and gleaming black?  

Morning abulations over, 

it steps back to stoop low, 

scoops up the same water in its yellow beak, and

tips its head back to let it run down its throat. 

I could watch a mynah all day..