Song of the Sky
Free Verse on snow geese migration
The first breath of spring When snow is still on the brow Quietly you arrived With messages from above
On still waters, you roost Silently counting down the arrival of dawn A tacit blink to awake from winter’s dream An uplifting stir in the piercing air
Few cheerful honks Up flying — two, ten… A whole flock of thousands Rapturing from the gleaming lake
Twirling to and fro, snowflakes into clouds A splendid show, in slow motion Dancing in the solemn cello of sunrise Ushering in a new season
Song of the sky Melody of Heaven A brief stop on your journey home north Only to remind us — we are all but — in fleeting exile Homebound, deeply loved…
