Nature's Compromise - Melissa Vanderwerf

Sun plays peek-a-boo behind the hills

Scruffed of Douglas fir

The day’s last glow

Of our most local natural light

Paints a picture on the water

Of life above the surface

 

Yesterday’s wind

Today is touring someplace else

Allowing the water to rest

Flies beg to continue the party

I veer away from the sunset

A tree’s overhanging branches

Waltz in the bay’s reflection