With her dark-spotted belly and gold-dagger eye,
She's one of the noblest birds I can find.
She flaps red-brown wings, lands on soft earth,
To nibble rich seeds from the rain-soaked dirt.
When she unleashes a crackle of song, it sounds like
Human lips smacking in satisfaction—
Joined by a faint, royally prissy whine
And the coarse jester's laugh in reaction.
As I face her, she faces me in silence,
Knowing my jumpy human eyes beg for a bird's guidance
On things that I've banished to cloud-castles and star-smeared dreams.
She gathers a dark seed and soars away, leaving me
With the faint memory of being.
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Animal Emotion
PoetryThese are my poems about animals, with some about the human animal. Some of these have been published in local journals. Previously published poems: "Close-Up With a Giraffe" "The Blue Heron" "The Baby Bunny" "Tired Hearts" ...
