The Summer I Left
$2,700.00
Sara Pedigo
The Summer I Left
oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches
The Summer I Left
oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches
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The Summer I Left
The summer I left, the
one-footed boat-tail grackle
became my shaman, an unpaid life coach.
Usually found at sunrise or sunset
scouring tidal pools for bits of crab or fish carcass
remnants of fisherman,
a literal Christian metaphor.
Bobbing, claw to sump, undeterred.
In his presence,
thankful that bones heal
mend back together.
His cadence
stump stoop
stump stoop
stump stoop
provides a rhythm for
things that won't grow back.
There is still a need for nourishment
there is a need
sand, water,
water, food
food, tides
tides, change
change, always.
The one-footed boat-tail grackle knows
how to survive
tell us
teach us your rhythm.
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