The Eye

fire above, earth below

Montreal Sunrise 8 May 2026 — photo by the poet

The dimness of the light
Diminishes with birds
That dart on deft, delicate wings
Across the scofflaw surface
Of wavering water,
The sunrise reflected there.

The I that I am swims 
In the swift flow of thought
That rhymes jestingly with the times,
And the I that you must be
From point A to point B
Surrenders your sea to me.

I wait here patiently, 
My mantra carefully
Tiptoeing over tongue and lips
To meet the ocean sunrise
And scale the mountain sky
Until it fills up the day.

The eye in rising sees
An aying sighing song,
Descries in the early morning
A departing seagull
That cries in the singing
A rye and ready ringing.

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