Saturday, January 06, 2024

mystery/mastery

the "V' of birds overhead
is a rippling wake

the sky uniform and infinite
steals the sun

the coastline's broken crags 
catch in my voice

we are a world into which 
many worlds fit 

but still tomorrow will not
come until

I have finished toying
with today 
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Pic: snow flurries along the Red Cedar while out with Big A.

5 comments:

StephLove said...

I like the stanza that starts "We are a world..."

Nance said...

I like the expansiveness, yet intimacy of this poem. The idea that Nature is big, but it can be part of us resonates with me.
(I’d take out either ‘but’ or ‘yet’ in that line that uses both; using both seems redundant and weakens the line.)

Gillian said...

Enjoy.

maya said...

Steph--Thank you! Me too!
Nance--Thank you! And you are right. I needed the extra syllable, so I'm still tinkering with it.
Gillian--thanks!

Sarah said...

I like the playfulness in this poem.

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