Most of the other swimmers were gone, leaving the quiet pond, the soft light, and the sound of music drifting over from the dancing circle.

His lordship's face during a game of poker was like the surface of some quiet pond, ruffled by every breeze.

It's like slipping into a quiet pond, moving arms and legs so deliberately they seem to be pushing water.

T'Pring seemed not to notice, drinking her fruit-water and staring out over the quiet pond toward the stand of trees beyond.

But the water was clear here, spread in quiet ponds on either side of their path.

The times when the sea was like a quiet pond was good in its own way.

A dwelling lay up ahead: a cottage, done in a vaguely oriental style, fronting on a quiet pond.

Like rocks into a quiet pond, she threw the questions at him and waited for the splash.

It was like dipping your toes into a quiet pond, only to have a whirlpool suck you under.

There were streams shimmering silver as they flowed from out of springs hidden within the earth and spilled into quiet ponds.