Filaments of song
are strung along
the strands
of spider silk.
Can you possibly imagine
the sound it creates
when the first breath of morning
plays its strings like a harp?
© 2022 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. & 2. Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - Naples, Florida
Alphabetically,
it's near the top
among ardent Auduboners:
American Avocet.
We love your bold wings
of black-white-black,
and admire the rufous wash
on your head and neck.
You wade on spindly legs
with knobby knees
through shallow water
and squashy mud flats.
Your slender, black,
upturned bill swishes
back and forth,
gleaning aquatic insects.
We especially appreciate
your elegant profile,
whether you're wading
or lifting your lithe,
long-legged self
into flight.
© 2020 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. 3. 5. & 6. Gilbert Riparian Preserve - Gilbert, Arizona
2. Mono Lake - California
4. Plains, Kansas
