Sag Sun, Gem Moon, Virgo Asc
Saw a slow soaring plump raptor today,
definitely not sleek. Owl?
No neck, pale belly, dark wings;
like a cross circling the spring blue sky laced
by thin strips of white cloud,
edged by bare branches and pineneedle tufts.
Watched a small nuthatch run
jerky down a pine trunk.
Listened to a raucous cacophony of
early March birds. My, my!
Pay attention to nature.
Internalize those outward signs.
Elude their science for now, and
memorize their sense without labels.
March 1, 2018 ©
