A Swamp-Still Water

A swamp-still water
Weighed down of sorrows'
Winter-long stare
Does what of this now
Reflective bare.

Hearts, re-lit as twere.
A far sky-swept bird's;
In snipe; ibis.
And those, now lightened.
As glad for this!

banyule wetlands
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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