Whenever a quick,
silent shadow sweeps
over the ground around me,
I immediately look up
toward the sun,
to find the shadow's source.
Was it a Turkey Vulture,
Red-tailed Hawk,
or Sandhill Crane?
A Canada Goose, of course,
would announce its arrival
before it arrived.
This time a large surprise:
a Bald Eagle carving easy circles
between sun and clouds.
Silent shadows
sweeping the earth,
far below the source.
© 2022 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. & 3. Home Fields - Cannonsburg, Michigan
2. Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan
4. Pickerel Lake Park - Fred Meijer Nature Preserve - Kent County - Michigan
5. Eagle Lakes Park - Naples, Florida
"Whenever a quick,
ReplyDeletesilent shadow sweeps
over the ground around me..."
~ from: "Shadow's Source" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2022/01/shadows-source.html