Monday, August 8, 2011

Harbor Portrait

Daily the spring water fowl strike poses
that hold me entranced

The ivory white feathered Egret
walks a delicate elocution of phrased movement
that cajoles the shallows and gives signature to the mud


by Ruth Juris

3 comments:

The Bijou Poetry Review said...

Ruth Juris is a practicing veterinarian and veterinary surgeon. She grew up in Washington State, has traveled all over the United States, particularly the West, and currently practices her profession in Long Island, New York. She has been writing poetry since her teens.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful nuanced, evocative poem - so much in just a few lines. Please publish more by Dr. Juris.

S. Menzies

Anonymous said...

A most elegant characterization of the contrast of life.

Grace Caru

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