Herons

After trailing their bony legs the herons dance
in their crystal house far up near the clouds.
I need you in sand, touching your hand I weep.
In another world I am clear and transparent.

Robert Bly

Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) fishing.  Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, Florida. Image: Chris Harshaw, Wikimedia.