Hush
by Alexander L. Karan
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:44:46 -0400

A kite in the shape of a hawk --
black feathers hush against the wind.

It left me standing on a rock
in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia,

holding just one line
as it disappears into some other part of the sky.
 

Alexander L. Karan
June, 1998