Wednesday, March 10, 2010

In the Morning


before the dawn
a certain quiet
covers the river
sawgrass swaying
the beat of a heron's wing
a leaf growing
a blossom
budding
frog
fish
gator
panther prowling
river slow
flowing
creeping like the light is
emerging
from the east over the city
and crawling flowing like
the river
like the wind
sawgrass changing
from black to green
chirp chirp chirp
bird bird bird
river flowing
river
flowing
cleansing
renewing
starting at the end
soft
wind
filled with the early light the
damp dew
hanging
on the tips of blades
washing
flowing
running
starting
wearing
the new day
like a badge
like a shield
like
a
river
in the morning