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pelican over Tulum
An original poem by MaryJane Nordgren
angular hieroglyph above Mayan ruins
juts forth its distended jaw
extending in sharp angles
then compacting again as though
it will dive on unsuspecting prey
but, deciding otherwise, stretches
out once more and flaps full wings
devouring a path in the sky