Roseate spoonbills
Pink wings against morning sky
Above ancient marsh.
Dark blue gulf waters
Dark blue gulf waters
Trace cool path for sun’s descent
From fiery sky.
White skeleton trees
White skeleton trees
First leaves of year unfolding
Mirrored in river.
Explosion of wings
Explosion of wings
Etched against pale morning sky
Echoes trail behind.
Sunbeams bathe the earth
Sunbeams bathe the earth
Sapling reaches for white light
Above golden grass.
Curling above blue
Curling above blue
Endless line of crashing waves
Breaking rocks to sand.
Tinged by orange sun
Tinged by orange sun
Clouds float above and below
Tremble in cool marsh.
Mountains, sea and sky
Mountains, sea and sky
Subtle shades of dark and light
Soft rainbow of blue.
Bright sunset colors
Bright sunset colors
Swept to shore by languid sea
Brief eternity.
Keyhole carved from stone
Keyhole carved from stone
Hints of world where blues collide
Sea fades into sky.