The saltmarsh asters lead my eyes to where
a single bird stands in September air:
a kestrel holds the wind beneath her wings,
and scans the salty wastes for creeping things.
Late summer: days grow shorter, time moves on -
I watch: the kestrel flicks her wings, is gone.
Too soon the gold of evening fills my eyes,
turns purple flowers to grey as this day dies.
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