white crested head
blue grey feathered body
guarding the shoreline
how do you stand so still
out on the highway
siren screams emergency
get out of the way
I’m coming through
and still you do not move
you step slowly
into the water
stalk sushi breakfast
neck coiled tight
snatch life in your beak
leap into the air
tuck your legs
and fly away
shoreline left unguarded
12-2-23

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