Fresh hush 

First light

The day waits

Undisturbed

Overhead 

Wings thrust

Loons

Singing ethereal songs of ancient longing

Summoning reverence

Awakening grace

Bridge beings

Angels of flesh

Bones and feathers 

Water and flight

Discordant

Manufactured 

Human racket 

Interrupts the natural mystical flow

A Whirring motor

A cackling replay of last night’s party

Above it all 

Holy winged creatures

Sacred vessels

Binding us

To eternity

~Barbara Dugan 21 August 2022

Lovejoy Pond Fayette, Maine