Words and images from my walks and interactions with nature and the environment.
Tucked In
I fold my radiant wings away
hide myself behind a canopy of fluff and wadding
a bulging mass of padded eiderdowns
glimmers of retreating rays seep through smoky clumps of cloudiness
all in misty shades of gray
charcoal, granite, slate
platinum, ash, battleship-blue
silver, gunmetal and pewter tones
I blast my skies with explosions of dense moisture matter
yellow and white light leaking through crevices and cracks
between nebulous folds
I tuck my colors in
saving them for another night
weary from a day of shapeshifting weather moods
spells of weeping
soft sprinkles of rain tears
clear blue breathing intermittently
tonight I dress myself in my fish skin
let my scales sparkle
reflected in my ocean’s face
rippling across the globe
final glows of the day oozing out through splitting seams in my flesh
tears in my pearly skin
escaping into monochrome fields of space-water-rock-wind-cloud
all elements negotiating their roles within my vast tapestry
tribes of gulls may wait and watch
skeins of pelicans may swoop and dive
plummet down into my thrashing waves
dance in delicate necklaces above me
sail on my ocean breeze
and fly on into the night
as I lay my head down