a kind blue heron - Mars Pierce

Hello! My name is Mars Pierce, and I am a junior at UAlbany. I'm a Journalism major with a Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor, as well as a Creative Writing minor. I'm happy to say that I am also a UAlbany Ambassador and part of Serendipity Acapella! Between music and writing, it's safe to say I love all things creative, and I am so excited to share two of my pieces in this edition of Arch.

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atop a rock

which never moves

in a creek

that never sleeps,

the stillness of a great blue heron

finds its way to me.

his world is surrounded by

the remnants of a building now gone

but once known,

and chain fences

bordering the town’s energy—

the noise of the backroads.

yet, he remains kind,

a hidden wonder of the world;

i wonder if he notices the way the rest of the world moves

or the way i’m stunned by his

silence,

because the world around him

is loud

and chaotic

but his world is peace.