The Fog Serpent (hat tip to Carl Sandburg)

did anyone notice 

the fog has lost its tiny feet?

shared eye of split pupils,

mistaken for a cat in the mist,

it is cut into pieces

and slithers over headlands 

with a forked tongue.

a stargazing serpent

that lurks on its nocturnal hunt.

drawn up the bay

it raises its head 

and rattles the day.