Gavia immer.
Northern Diver.
Awkward, ungainly.
For 50 million years
this water bird’s red eyes
have stoically pierced the day.
A shrill cry
yodels through the lake side.
Skin of scales
abide the feet and legs.
Who else among us
strode alongside the dinosaur?
Two bond for life.
The ties so secure
each year’s off spring find solace
in a nest well worn
by prior years’ ancestors.
Diving bird,
depths which make
the human [...]
