Description
Far through the jungle, bird cries mark night's end.
Eastwardly the sky is streaked with pink,
and near the water's edge black orchids bend
beneath webbed-feet, as white flamingos drink.
Deep among the spindling silent stalks
which border banks surrounding the lagoon
wet reeds stir, and a tall flamingo walks
infringing on the sleep of afternoon.
Flamingos showing silver in the night
fly far above the jungle toward the west,
and following a star's transluscent light
at length reach home, and white flamingos rest.
Recommended Citation
Kaufman, Lucy
(1942)
"Flamingos,"
Manuscripts: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
1
, Article 4.
Retrieved from:
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/manuscripts/vol10/iss1/4
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