Sterna hirundo
- Jean Linville
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min read
September 13 - September 17
a beautiful tern
alone on the beach
graceful life aloft interrupted
right wing broken, injured leg
a few flapping hops
rest, falter, rest
settling in beneath a
wave-tossed log
to face the sea
as the light fades
from its eyes
I'm crying