Slight of Wing

a cloud 
of starlings
flew and flowed
fluidly being something
from nothing to something

as dark
as ink
making
me think
if i were a
bird of prey
my eyes i
wouldn't
blink

couldn't
blink if 
to catch 
anything
as this
magic
cloud
moves
without

wind
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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December 9, 2019 at 7:41 PM
vivid imagery gives a good visual through your words... i can see them flying by... :)
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December 9, 2019 at 8:34 PM
Thank you Sandra. I got out of my car at work this morning and there they were. That wonderful flock that seems an illusion.
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