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Wingspan

I used to be a pebble. 
Now I’m the frigate-bird 
weaving wide wings with sky.
I trim my feathers,
search the wind and waves
where silver-fish dive.

I used to be old 
as earth-bones
but I hold a quick 
in the hollow
of my eye.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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