He gave the fish
her coat of foil,
and her soft eggs.
He made the kingfishers
quick eye
and her peerless, terrible beak.
He made the circles
of the days and the seasons
to close tightly,
and forever—
then open again.
–Mary Oliver
He gave the fish
her coat of foil,
and her soft eggs.
He made the kingfishers
quick eye
and her peerless, terrible beak.
He made the circles
of the days and the seasons
to close tightly,
and forever—
then open again.
–Mary Oliver