The sky at Villeneuve
Just past the mountains, indigo at dusk,
the ducks form
a shepherds' staff
of finger-tip chevrons
the ducks form
a shepherds' staff
of finger-tip chevrons
flying over
the string of filament lightbulbs
bordering the lake.
Innate order, bone high
they complete a prophecy of mine
that birds will always come
over still water
if you wait
but I wasn't waiting --
the sun upside down in my wine glass,
a spear of hot star on blue stone,
we spoke of salt nights and serenity
while the ducks moved in the sky,
knowing I needed them
to prove my own words
startling me with what I know --
forever poetry
pointing weightless
and breathing.
C. LJ Ireton 2025
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