barren riches

The creek I walk next to loses a lot of its water as seasons shift. From a distance the mud looks like a wet black desert, but if you get up close you'll see it's covered with tiny furrows, pits, and bulges. This is evidence small creatures live there, although only the hungry ducks know where to find them. I intend to be like those birds as I survey my life's version of the mud flat, I will find the rich pickin's!!