Poetry Friday: LOON RISE

LOON RISE

The loon labors

above the still lake—

     struggling to rise,

     heart burdened

     by this flight.

The loon lands

on the still lake—

     gliding forward,

     heart calmed

     by this homecoming.

The loon calls

across the still lake—

     resonating radiance,

     heart glorified

     by this true rising.

Dia Calhoun

Swan Lake, Washington 

June 2013