Put Your Paws In, Make a Splash

The young panda with fur or fluff,

large paws landing with soft thuds

on a mossy bank before splashing

into the cool of a sun dappled creek

a welcoming refresh, and the panda

plops down his bottom into the waters

which swirl gently around his fur,

paws submerged, he lifts them to splash

the cool water across his chest, on his face—

he sighs with contentment, leans back

refreshing his back head held above the water

kicking the water with back paws

in innocent wonder, patting the surface

and catching droplets in his mouth

a shower of fun in the soft gurgle of the creek

till a fish leaps high, his splashes outdone.