and catch, the diamond
drifts skyward, snaking
its way against a glacial
cerulean vista. It ice floes
against a quinzhee of cloud,
tips against the cornice
of the atmosphere.
With dancing tail,
it returns to the crust
of the warm earth.
Author Bio:
Kersten Christianson is a raven-watching, moon-gazing, high school English-teaching Alaskan. When not exploring the summer lands and dark winter of the Yukon Territory, she lives in Sitka, Alaska with her husband and photographer Bruce Christianson, and daughter Rie. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry through the University of Alaska Anchorage (2016). Visit her blog at www.kerstenchristianson.com