Uplifting Poem by Theresa Ann Moore

As the moisture laden wind grows stronger
The agitated waves on the slate gray lake
Begin to vigorously peak and roll in unison…
The mood of dominant gloom is opaque

My spirit is transfixed by the moment…
Unconscious of time and vacuous space
The trance is pierced by a swooping vision...
A rare Blue Heron is taking flight with grace

Most unexpectedly the lanky silhouette glides
with expanded wings... gathering momentum
resisting the controlling forces of the weather
arching over my path… not willing to succumb

Interrupting the wake of overwhelming dreariness
I am gladdened by the astonishing presence in the sky
As the unusual sighting vanishes from my amazed view
My senses continue to be astonished by the surprise

5/14/2010