THE HERON'S EVENING FEED

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JOURNAL #29

I have seen no prophet

I have tasted no myth

the eyes of the heron

dance all over the ocean bar

preening for a festive fish

as evening gathers in her

twinkling children

among the folds of the night's foamy mist

one more feathered sister

flies heavily back to her nest

with the prince of her night's

feast nearer than her last

dear one she undressed

(written Aug,1,2004 340 am)


Author's Notes/Comments: 

inspired by a trip I made during this time to the outer banks of North Carolina. while walking along the beach I saw a lovely heron swooping to get some late after snack and it inspired this poem.

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