“Flight”
A shadow flock of birds sails
against the sky, black silhouettes
against cutout paper clouds, swarming,
dancing in air like ebony fish performing
ballet in their small glass stage,
promenades and pirouettes
choreographed against twilight
backdrop lives.
* image courtesy of PublicDomainPictures.Net
**poem inspired by the Cuyahoga Library writing prompt on April 26th, 2018 for National Poetry Month.
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