march 11th. 311: aka, citizen contact number.
upon leaving in the morning, i glanced up as i always do, to espy a chem trail "X" stretched sky wide. this occurred at every errand stop i made. different "x" at every turn. a continual reminder that no matter how you looked at it, that this day, this moment, made a mark.
friday, march 11. a day that beckoned I merge my breath with local lake, where an increasing number of cormorants, ranged themselves in a covered-wagon circle, perhaps to fend off the four seagulls gliding in to drop and stand.
sharing a fishing pier with courting mallards, i was roused from sitting meditation by a peckish resident coot, needing to examine what might be underfoot. he, on eternal snack time quest.
i set off walking. at a curve on the path, i hear call of dear friend.
while a never before witnessed white hawk, spiraled close above, an elfin-eyed gamine of about three years, stopped to chat and share smile.
in shamrock green hoodie with the words, "super hero" stamped on it, she confided her name was, "danica." together we watched a white dove cross underneath hawk orbit. soon she skipped off, only to return, presenting me with fist gripped stems of yellow clover.
this happened at 3:11pm.
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danica means morning star.
clover is the flower of Miyagi Prefecture
upon leaving in the morning, i glanced up as i always do, to espy a chem trail "X" stretched sky wide. this occurred at every errand stop i made. different "x" at every turn. a continual reminder that no matter how you looked at it, that this day, this moment, made a mark.
friday, march 11. a day that beckoned I merge my breath with local lake, where an increasing number of cormorants, ranged themselves in a covered-wagon circle, perhaps to fend off the four seagulls gliding in to drop and stand.
sharing a fishing pier with courting mallards, i was roused from sitting meditation by a peckish resident coot, needing to examine what might be underfoot. he, on eternal snack time quest.
i set off walking. at a curve on the path, i hear call of dear friend.
while a never before witnessed white hawk, spiraled close above, an elfin-eyed gamine of about three years, stopped to chat and share smile.
in shamrock green hoodie with the words, "super hero" stamped on it, she confided her name was, "danica." together we watched a white dove cross underneath hawk orbit. soon she skipped off, only to return, presenting me with fist gripped stems of yellow clover.
this happened at 3:11pm.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
danica means morning star.
clover is the flower of Miyagi Prefecture
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