and fading blue silvery scale memories and grand adventures

I am pulled pole to pole 

heart strings plucked 

towards the crescendo, the big bang we all know.

I leap and fly over falls

missing curled claws and hooks

to find the turbulent shallow clearing

and lay my intentions down

My energy is waning moment by moment

leaching out with all I am worth

my salt

and the bright glow 

only once seen in a grand haul above rapids and rock

washes over my eyes

one final smile and then black

nothing

my salt streams her cheeks

as she thanks me for the life

I have given

with that

my seeds are now 

planted further than

the natal estuary

she continues the swim towards a new sea