THE SNOW EGRET.

The Snow Egret

The snow egret has been flying

Forever.  The moon is over the water.

And it shimmers and shines.

The starlight overtakes the darkness.

Everything is not mine, it is in the

Water.  Darkness is more vast

Than the ocean itself.  The waves

Are large.  Everything is large,

As the ocean, including the waning

Moon. 

Some things do not happen soon.

Daylight overtakes night and houses are

Shaken on their foundations.

The night is great and wide.

People walk in the darkness; they are

Going towards their homes, or are

On a date.  Other people are already in

Their homes and wish to stay there.

The night is just like mine.

It moves and waves and bends, like

The ocean.  The ocean bends.

Everything bends in it.  Excitement

Overtakes me.  I know the ocean.