Ten birds

Ten birds set off
White against the wind.     I raise my lens;
Once—                       I reset shutter;
Twice—                      I fumble
                            for another aperture;
The birds are too far away  by now,
                            into the void
                            I gather my thoughts to make 
                            the final adjustments, then shoot
To miss.

Dale Chou
2014-04-22