Saturday, June 14, 2014

A Swan I Saw One Night

I came across the notes for this poem in one of my notebooks and I realized that I hadn't quite nailed it the first time.  There were still a few lines missing.  Here's the complete thought (for now).





A Swan I Saw One Night

A swan I saw tonight
Sleeping by the mouth
Of Weesuck Creek
Head tucked under
Its wing all but indistinct
A pile to the right and
Looking ass backwards
Much as I was
And outward
Towards the sea
Pensive and proudly
Surveying the night's
Indisputable truth
Not so much mindful
As empty and still

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