Thread of the Warp and Weave

She catches a radio-collared shrew,

the first link in the food chain

thread of the warp. Closing her eyes

the nocturnal nighthawk lands

on the plank board bridge.

Her head twits, side to side

as she’s keeping look-out

in the gooseberry bush stiffens

as I walked closer, swaying she sang

music of the blind.
 

by dg nanouk okpik