Blackbird Island
has many trails.
Many long,
many steep.
If you find your way out
to the coast,
a sandy shore, a bank,
a rocky reach, don’t overreach—
Blackbird Island gives no more
than a sailor’s sleep.
Keep your cool, watch your step,
watch your leap—
she has many secrets
yet to keep.
Poetic Bloomings: Are We Cool?
I took my inspiration from Blackbird Island in Washington state, though it isn’t treacherous or ominous. Also, no birds were harmed in the making of this poem. :-P