A Saturday Sentry
Morgue File
by davidpwhelan
a heron stands
one-legged sentry
poised with watchful eye
the gate-keeper
fish tell him their stories
of young birthed in brine and mud
marsh golems
fins outstretched
toward an uncertain future
they pinch reality in the cheek
as tenacity bubbles in their water
warning of a retreating shore
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2019
posted for Poets United
a heron stands
one-legged sentry
poised with watchful eye
the gate-keeper
fish tell him their stories
of young birthed in brine and mud
marsh golems
fins outstretched
toward an uncertain future
they pinch reality in the cheek
as tenacity bubbles in their water
warning of a retreating shore
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2019
posted for Poets United
