There stands a heron on
the ledge, smooth chestnut wood, carved by a twelve-year-old boy.
It watches the
day, chin raised; body taut and upright. Eyes invisible; knowing. It’s a
good-looking bird and seems to know it.
That boy is now fifty-seven. The heron lives on in upright, polished youth, watching the day with
knowing, invisible eyes.
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