A string of pelicans

against the golden clouds

bunching up

stragglers at the end

moving more quickly

than the change in colors

of the sunset

               Mazatlan, Mexico, February, 1995

Bette Maz 3  web 0529           Drawing by my mom, Bette Hutchison Silver, Bird Island, Mazatlan, Mexico

 

The poem and drawing above is from my book of poems, drawings, silence spoken, available on http://www.lulu.com.

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