Tuesday, March 2, 2021

"Migration Song"

 


"Migration Song"
Greg Budig 2021


The morning air 

feels warm for March,

with fog like spun cotton 

or a child's candy floss. 

Feeling surrounded in a 

dark muffled world. 


The once frozen 

rooftop has been melting 

all night and drips in a 

monotonous way. But other 

wise the air is stagnant and still. 

The silence hums in your ears. 


High above the 

clouds and fog you hear a 

vague muffled sound. You 

can barely decipher the 

distant voices that are 

growing in the dark.


I hear the cries of 

seagulls singing as they 

circle towards a distant sea.

Like the laughter and calling 

of far away spirits, spinning 

wildly in the morning dark. 


Then the familiar 

calling of migrant geese,

all talking at the same time. 

Discussing the best route to 

travel home, or if they should 

stop somewhere to eat. 


My heartbeat quickens

as the regal sound of trumpeters 

pierce through the fog.

I cannot see their outstretched 

necks, but I imagine them 

like ghosts in the night. 


An ancient rattle 

of squawks and cries rises 

up from a far distant dream. 

The unsettling songs of 

the sandhill cranes echo

lost across the plain.


These are not just 

apparitions that I conjured 

up in my imaginative mind. 

They are the sounds 

of nature's passing, 

its sweet migration song. 


Become aware in 

the morning darkness. 

Listening with your mind and

ears. The migration song is 

about to begin. There is so 

much more to hear. 


The End 







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