(awake)

Awake in the night
I hear a bird
I have never heard
before.
It sounds like a
bird that should be
white, though it is
not an egret,
its melodic call
clear and strong
above any others.
A counterpoint
to my own dark
thoughts,
where I am
worrying about
money spent,
debunking things
I believe in,
questioning my
marriage,
my life.

5/25/00