Vacillating

June 8

A loon with wings stretched out, while they remain in place on the water
We approach quietly in our kayak, but it’s not enough to reassure her.
She calls out in a plaintive, longing way, the call that echoes over water and weaves through trees.
We stop. I lift my camera. Her wings spread to fly up. Her tail dives to go under.
Fear and doubt can do that to a girl.