You always hear them
before you see them.
When I heard them,
I stopped, looked up:
the cries of Snow Geese,
thousands of them,
ragged flying necklaces
strewn across
a robin’s egg sky,
slant of rising sun
glinting off
brilliant white feathers.
That familiar ache
seized my throat,
their plaintive cries
waning as they flowed by,
carrying summer
southwest to the river.
Glen Sorestad is a Canadian poet whose work has appeared in publication in various parts of the world, has appeared in over 60 anthologies and textbooks, and has been translated into eight languages. He was nominated for Best of the Web 2020. He lives with his wife Sonia in Saskatoon on the northern plains.
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