
Swallow Girl
They swish in like velvet
elegantly skimming molten
water, sleep-laden air
whistling with interference
water droplets spiralling
like shoals of starlight
from their bright wings
wheeling westward,
they turn, retrace
their instinctive flyway
as if fearful she might have
missed them first time round
as if fearful she might have
forgotten the brilliant
blue indigo of their being
[ Etching by Felix Bracquemond 1833-1914 ]
