“Now in the dawn before it dies, the eagle swings low and wide in a great arc, curving downward to the place of origin. There is no wind, but there is a long roaring on the air.”
This fragment has been haunting me for the past couple of days. So much to unpack and to ask about it.
On origins and returns….? Interesting. I love seeing what grabs other poets. Did you scribble this in a little notebook? That’s what I do, too.
Yes, and why ‘now,’ with or without a comma? And is the ‘it’ that dies the dawn or the eagle? Why ‘downward’? Why a roaring ‘on’ the air, as oppose to any other configutation? It’s like a small gong in my head!
the use of simple language and punctuation makes me focus on every word! Before I read your comments I was already thinking of the ON as well. Or maybe that is partially due to having a discussion about whether you want to be on tv or in TV with my students
on TV or in TV, huh? Let’s see….