ukkaruti
The ice that has broken off due to uukkaqtuq and is now free floating.
(Spalding, A. 1998. Inuktitut: A Multi-dialect Outline Dictionary. Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit)
calved from its mother,
water-sculpted ice nomad,
melting into sea
Photo by Diana Thornton
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