Basking in innocence & flight
Deep breath, ringing of bell 3 times
It resonates against my chest
Lightning juts out every where
The air is magnetic
Time ripples
I’m 5 again
Toes in the Ohio river
I can hear the wings
Of a blue heron over
The water
Deep breath, each time
In 3 the enormous bird
Flapping its wings
Then gliding
Time stills for a moment
And im back on couch
Basking in innocence
& flight
©2021 Merritt Waldon All rights reserved.
Merritt Waldon, 47 years old from southern Indiana. Poetry is his life. His first book, Oracles from a Strange Fire was released at midnight on Dec 25 2020, and coauthored with Ron Whitehead. Published by Cajun Mutt Press.