The Great Blue Heron, Signs vs. Omens, and Our Search for Meaning – The Marginalian
One September dawn on the verge of a significant life change, sitting on my poet friend’s dock, I watched a great blue heron rise slow and prehistoric through the morning mist, carrying the s…
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