Librarian and bird

The wren is
nesting again
her first brood
of babes flew
into the elder
and pine
weeks ago
and now she
has found a
new cavity
closer to me
where I watch
her come and go
twig and branch
will lead to more
flight

It is flight
we are fascinated
with isn’t it? –
the ability
to escape
the burning of
Morrison
Twain
Rushdie
even that bridge
to Terabithia can’t
be crossed safely

It is my mother’s
voice I hear
during the chocolate
wars – read
Anne
read

7-13/2024