Sweet n sour this total 

eclipse euphoria, claim our strawberry
jam waterfall nest of memory trails.
 
Drink in every kettle of Earl Grey 
antique lace sunset,
with your warm hand in mine. 
 
I can not fly but instead swim,
see better underwater, head submerged 
on the hunt for fish. 
 
I will check my luggage to gain
more travel miles, heart purged 
on the hunt for freedom.
 
There is a time difference 
and there are years left.
Both shimmer unalarmed 
before the ultraviolet night.
 
Inspired by The Writing Prompt for Death from “Tarot Rituals” by Nancy C Antenucci and Paint Chip Poetry and the Penguin entry in the Spirit of the Animals Oracle by Jody Bergsma