Carrion Shore

Seeing them soar,
Thrilling at the gulls' beauty,
These "Jonathons",
Symbols of liberty
Yet, now I see,
This autumn morning ,
All of these corpses
Lying here,
They won't make it to another year.
I look beyond this shore
At the beautiful survivors
And know that liberty
Will return each year.


cdw , sept. 15, 2001