at a crossing it is possible
to notice
how one emerging
from the echoic shadows
beyond the edges of this rush
is a creature
who understands
time through a listening
body & one
pauses now
sinew of back, legs, neck
all stretched to hear––
that graceful leap before
that pause, the pointed look
––one eye
& i witness
through shatterproof glass
blink
& then she moves
again the leaping
wave of herself
across road & into
an opposite dark.
when you mentioned the shatterproof glass, I thought this would end badly.
That makes sense! Now I am imagining that one : )
Lovely verse Stacey. I went there with you.
Thank you, Brad, for your excellent company : )
Magnifique !!!