Poem 118: Bird of Passage

what a strange passage

bird of passage

bird of shining wing

on the wing of light

by the light of seeing

in the light of fire

by the light of pain

and the pain of saying

I need you

bird of passage

bird of streaming flight

on a wave of sound

rolls the sound of hearing

her sound of home

as the sound of returning

returns with the kiss

of saying ” I love you”

bird of passage

bird of now.