Double-Crested Cormorant

Double-Crested Cormorant

by Elizabeth Challinor

Water rushing

Gushing

Whirling

Through the mill

Sending out foam, flowers

Seagull cries

You lie on the riverbank

Oblivious

Smiling at the butterflies

I spread out my voracious wings

With the deep guttural grunt

Of the double-crested cormorant

Take off into the underworld

Vibrating

Loud and ugly

Elizabeth Challinor