The pure whiteness
of the swans' feathers
displays pure elegance.
Like blossoming
clouds of cumulus drifting
on a still water lake.
The s-curved neck,
flexible, arching;
a smooth, supple rope.
Then swimming with nobility,
its royal wings raised like sails
into a vessel of grace.
And after it has
climbed the sky,
behold the white cross
passing through
your present life;
an image of resurrection.
© 2023 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. & 3. McCarthy Lake - Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan
2. Rogue River - Rockford, Michigan
4. Reeds Lake - East Grand Rapids, Michigan
5. Petty's Bayou - Spring Lake, Michigan
