Just Sitting
here this morning, I watch
as light filters through the trees.
A scrimshaw of firs emerges,
from the bone of dawn mist.
An elaborate engraving—
this handiwork of sun.
From quiet stillness
I breathe.
Susie Foster Hale is a poet, essayist, and educator who has lived on San Juan Island for over thirty years. She has been published in several literary journals, including Shark Reef Literary Magazine, Soundings Review, and the Blue Heron Review. Hiking with her little dog, Rascal is her greatest joy.
