Grebe by John Hanson

I dive deep

into the still, dark pool within.

Deep enough that I wonder

how long I can stay

here in the depths,

until I am drowned

under the weight

of the waters above.

Deeper yet still,

the answers I seek

shoal, spook, and dive—

elusive,

quick‑silver flashes that,

seen and then unseen,

are ever out of grasp.

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"Australasian crested grebe" by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC0 1.0.