A Happening by the Ocean - tanka sequence

A Happening by the Ocean

who can blame us,

we are attuned to shadows

that strafe the shore —

an osprey spins above

the trees

we guide our flock

towards the next field

with care:

the sound of a herd

moving along the basin

the leaves shift

and we fade into a pattern

of grass and shadows,

return happy and haunted

to a dark sunrise by the ocean