Picture of an American Bittern

June 2, 2015June 3, 2015 / Salvatore Ala

Booming so loudly you are startled,
A blast of air and then silence,
Wind followed by an image of wind:
The bittern rippling to a breathless wave,
Its head adrift in the drifting reeds…

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