Sunday, June 6, 2021

House Sparrows in June

house sparrow--chest
dusted rose--lands on a line,
faces west, sings a languid,
bluesy thing, a call, a tune,
a testimony,

also a satire of communicating
wires and the rest of our mess.

a second sparrow lands--
birds beside themselves. 

more singing, sewed
together as dusk grows
lemony, then orange.

the first bird stops
singing and grooms
the second: time

soon to nest, close
up eyes, rest singing
throat and tongue--
one more day
one more day gone. 


hans ostrom 2021

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