Standing at Ken Forde Boat Launch
unfettered fetch, landfall after 123 kilometres
waves gathering momentum, energy, intensity
to crash in fury on the shore
water a roiled jade
small gulls huddle in flocks
take flight to ride the air
wings dip and turn
immature eagles whirl overhead
herons skim the beach
alight in perfect two-point landing
scan tidal pools from rocky perch—tasty morsels await
tomorrow—storm subsides,
soft water
© Janis La Couvée
Janis La Couvée (she/her) is a writer and poet with a love of wild green spaces, dedicated to conservation efforts in Campbell River, Canada—home since time immemorial to the Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ people. She is an alumna of the inaugural Fahmidan Literary Journal mentorship. Words in Griffel, Keeping the Flame Alive, Stickman Review, Feral Poetry, Humana Obscura, Isele, among others. Online at janislacouvee.com; @lacouvee on Mastodon and Bluesky; @janislacouveeonline on Instagram and Facebook.
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