Solitary crane upon the foreshore Not for you the warmer southern climes, Always at the water’s edge to greet me Studiously fishing to pass time. Unrepentant strangers locked together Betwixt the passing cars and rolling surf, Momentary brothers in seclusion Singular inhabitants of Earth. We never dare to start a conversation Words mean deadly danger for we two, The sorcery that keeps us locked together Would vanish in the moment that we do
