The swans will soon fly off, their migration-I still see them in the nearby fields. A dreamscape emerges, all the existing open spaces where the swans 🦢 winter in the Stillaguamish and Skagit Valley #deltas are fiercely and creatively preserved, and then people learn about the other animals- the creatures that rightfully cohabitate this land – a simbiótica: a mutual appreciation begins, a peaceful nature, where the air is filled with the non-motorized stuff poets can now write about- women and children can sleep peacefully….dream, reality, the animals and their homes can be okay… Basquiat and Chagall stayed with me during this piece-thank you all policymakers and landowners who prioritize wildlife amidst development—–what if— a park as big as Yellowstone…
emilia kallock 