McLaren, Floris Clark. “Glimpse.” Canadian Poetry Magazine 1.1 (1936): 23.
This poem has a suggestion of the magical imagery of Kenneth Leslie’s By Stubborn Stars…
Glimpse
Against the blue of spruce, and the gray
Of bare-boughed poplar, suddenly
As though a snowdrift burst in scattering fragments,
Ptarmigan rise with heavy whir of wings,
Show for a moment clear among the branches,
Then disappear,
White lost on white again.
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Sometimes just a few words can create such vibrant images. I can smell the snow, hear the crunch of my own booted feet – and then wings beating.