04/09/08
Welcome Sounds
Squirrels bounding on the rooftop at day break,
water running
running
running to the swollen river.
Crows cawing.
Gulls are calling
hackers hacking, piles of dirty snow
drip
drip
a snowblower running dry.
tap tap
tap tap
a flicker looking down and sees the clear spring sky
Showing posts with label crows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crows. Show all posts
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Ancient History: Beyond the Hedge; Morning Vision
10/17/06
Morning Vision
I floated upward from sleep and parted the clouds of my slumber. Feet planted on the smooth chilly bedside floor, I tested and rose to a wavering stand. Before me, the window was curtained fast. I reached out and parted the curtains.
The dawn sky was the colour of a flamingo's dreams. The crows, reversing their sunset migration, were arising from their secret places. A torrent of crows winged forth to the early morning skies. Their flight plan had them start low and then rise rapidly, directly over my house. It was as if I could reach out and touch their iridescent undercarriages.
I crouched down and sank back onto the bed. I closed my eyes to remember. Forever.
Morning Vision
I floated upward from sleep and parted the clouds of my slumber. Feet planted on the smooth chilly bedside floor, I tested and rose to a wavering stand. Before me, the window was curtained fast. I reached out and parted the curtains.
The dawn sky was the colour of a flamingo's dreams. The crows, reversing their sunset migration, were arising from their secret places. A torrent of crows winged forth to the early morning skies. Their flight plan had them start low and then rise rapidly, directly over my house. It was as if I could reach out and touch their iridescent undercarriages.
I crouched down and sank back onto the bed. I closed my eyes to remember. Forever.
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