Becoming Quicksilver
Maya Ellenson is keen on creating unconventional poetry and prose, inspired by what the moment reveals.
The Gopher Tortoise
Halpatiokee Regional Park, Stuart, Florida
Maya Ellenson
Halpatiokee Regional Park, Stuart, Florida
Maya Ellenson
Becoming Quicksilver
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The gopher tortoise
is getting out of the burrow
shyly
in slow-paced motion
carrying on its hard shell
wisdom of Gaia
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The clouds swirling
across the sky
remind me quicksilver
never the same--
so Mercurian in essence --
above the St. Lucie River
ready to harbor the sunset
hammering its gold leaf
into the water
***
The pelican on the pier
resembles a wooden carving
amazingly stock-still
I also paused
just another figurine
growing from the sidewalk
Observing
Stuart Marina, Florida
Maya Ellenson
Greenfield Park, Hobe Sound, Florida
Maya Ellenson
The Roosevelt Bridge, Stuart, Florida
Maya Ellenson
© 2019 Maya Ellenson
Comments
Maya Ellenson (author) from Hobe Sound, Florida on February 27, 2019:
Many thanks, Mark!
Mark Tulin from Ventura, California on February 27, 2019:
Beautiful images in some amazing natural habitats. Love that image of the pelican as a wooden carving! Thanks, Maya.
