Out of nowhere
Master of the wind
Brown feathered herald
With dragon yellow talons
Has the outer oak in grip

Fearless crows flit over and under
Silent spectator waits his turn
Unfazed by taunts and threats
Above granite shore
Forrest dark and ocean gray

Sunlight glints
Piercing dew drops
Tiny rainbows connect
A fleeting halo of gold
Above the snowy crown

Laser eyes
Stiletto beak
Wings to spread wide
Accessories for success
Outfit to kill

Some inner siren sounds
To the lightning fast plummet
To the terrible and savage pursuit
Majesty finds its mark
And dinner is served

Franziska Hart is a resident of Camden. She is currently working on a creative non-fiction piece set in India.

Transformations
We tell stories.
We tell stories to make sense of our lives.
We tell stories to communicate our experience of being alive.
We tell stories in our own distinct voice. Our own unique rhythm and tonality.

Transformations is a weekly story-telling column. The stories are written by community members who are my students. Our stories are about family, love, loss and good times. We hope to make you laugh and cry. Maybe we will convince you to tell your stories.
— Kathrin Seitz, editor, and Cheryl Durbas, co-editor

"Everyone, when they get quiet, when they become desperately honest with themselves, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what is already there." — Henry Miller

Kathrin Seitz teaches Method Writing in Rockport, New York City and Florida. She can be reached at kathrin@kathrinseitz.com. Cheryl Durbas is a freelance personal assistant in the Midcoast area. She can be reached at cheryldurbas@tidewater.net.