The Swan

artwork by joaquin alen

She is the swan
river
serpent dweller
speller
of forgotten ways

She is the whisper
the charm
the first
to do no harm

She is the tide
the forest
the trees
and the bowing
of the breeze

She is the bird
of prey

of which
the songlines say

youth
is finally
here to stay

This secret keeper
come to bury
the reaper

That gatekeeper
of sleepers
a Rapace
in your face

that ever reminder
love is our only
grace.

She is the storm
without lightning
the beginning
with no end

she is the one

that final drum
thrum
thrum

and once again

y'all are undone.




Exe
12/18/2023

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