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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

"black cormorant, whirlpool"

by Miriam Sagan

black cormorant, whirlpool
reversing rapids
pulled by tide
Bay of Fundy…
stink of the pulp
and paper plant
a boat
a view from a bridge…
whatever taught me
to see things as they are
not as I wish them:
I’ll call “sensei”

2 comments:

Frank J. Tassone said...

Beautiful! Simple, elegant and present. Thank you!

Michael G. Smith said...

How true!!!

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