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Blue Heron

Blue Heron

Because I could not bring back
the blue heron
who watched us,
out of the river’s shadows,
and then flew heavily away—

b...
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Because I could not bring back
the blue heron
who watched us,
out of the river’s shadows,
and then flew heavily away—

because I could not keep
her yellow metal eye
to remind me of fierceness—
I kept this stone.
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NIKON D750

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 5000/10

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upload_date

Mar, 2017

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322

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+25

Awards

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