Tagged: bird
the language of time
the language of time
is mysterious – for one
full minute, we can
become riveted by every
bird twitch, a turning of the page
.
20210904:1848
y
the verdict is still
the verdict is still
out whether curiosity
kills the bird more
often than the cat –
the carolina wren
dances in and
out of reach
.
20210903:1049
y
somewhere above a
somewhere above a
forest, a bird drops the seed
of a poem, and it
skims the treetops, instinctively
landing where there’s enough darkness
.
20210725:1041
y
the robin in our
the robin in our
yard is anti-social – having
marked our home as his
home, he defends our land all
day, atop his dogwood perch
.
20210623:0500
y
the robin who made
the robin who made
her nest in dad’s hibiscus
syriacus caught
a whiff of clean laundry airing
on mama’s clothesline, moved north
.
20210511:2113
y
because you brought home
because you brought home
the starling, broken-winged or
broken-legged, and nursed
it back to health, there will be
other starlings, carrying hope
.
20210414:2039
y
the early bird that
the early bird that
settled on the fire escape
to welcome me this
morning started up the steps,
whistling for me to follow
.
20200309:2237
y
the hummingbirds came
the hummingbirds came
home last friday, and dad was
ready for them – our
backyard strategically blooming
with fire engine red feeders
.
20180413:2209
y
perched in a slice of
perched in a slice of
brooklyn – a red-tailed feathered
morning, eyes gleaming
.
20180118:2358
y
as if john cage himself
as if john cage himself
tapped its little
wings, the early
bird began
chirping at 4:33
this morning, nearly
an hour before
the crack of dawn
.
20160601:0659
y
y 