Of Wing
Who knows how morning ages,
how to calibrate clouds,
how to tell bird from flight?
We all know bottom & burden & fact.
I dream of grace, of beginnings—
I watch a thin rain mayflies huddle
a pair of cranes on a tree limb fall
then rise over snowy pines
the latitude of wing
& nothing.
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What a gorgeous poem, Taunja. I love the question you ask in the first stanza, the one line second stanza, and the dreamy visions of the last stanza. A tender meditation that is so satisfying.
Agree with Karen, gorgeous poem. Even the asking of the question ask in the first stanza comforts me.
Beautiful phrasing in this delicate poem, especially
The latitude of wing…
Wonderful phrasing, and I love the questions of the first strophe, especially that first line. Lovely!
I love the opening question, Taunja, and the poem is paced just right, not rushed at all. Beautiful!