mid-morning in the overcast slate stillness
near broken sticks
jagged rocks
where lake ripples
driftwood lands
you hear the lamentation of doves
caterwaul of catbird
metallic resonance of blue jay
as grackle wings in ruler-straight swiftness
where squirrel scales locust
ant zigzags
as cardinal calls beside featherlike fall
of cottonwood
here
cosmos display ochre and yolk
where you merge amid universe of blossoms
observe existence
hold physicality in contemplation
as you spin within space-time continuum
in the overcast slate stillness of morning