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Urban Birds
by Glenn CurrierTwo alert black lights jerk and dart
lodged on the brilliant narrow knob
above its ebony neck.
Its nail plunges into morsels,
between the crevasses
in the imperfect union of bricks.
Its slender bony frame
is muscled by urban warfare
of thousands with equal hunger.
The minor mercies of the city,
a practical primer of Darwinism,
these black knights shimmer with pride.
The roaring asphalt plains
and their colossal battles yield
the heroic survivors that are the city. 10/26/2002 Posted on 10/27/2002
Copyright © 2024 Glenn Currier
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/27/02 at 01:57 PM Fascinating change of direction for you Glenn. Love the vocabular arrangement. |
| Posted by Betania Tesch on 10/28/02 at 03:42 AM mmm that city sprawl of poverty and those that see it all...don't doubt yourself, glenn, you are gifted beyond what my humble words can express. |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 10/29/02 at 02:22 PM this bird Glenn, is composed of that grit and toughness which is the city and it's plight as worthy as any word that ever descended upon a page. |
| Posted by Adrian Calhoun on 10/30/02 at 08:47 AM Excellent Glenn. Imagery is powerful. Very well written. |
| Posted by JD Clay on 10/30/02 at 05:14 PM An interesting dichotomy set to metaphor Glenn. Bravo! p |
| Posted by Christina Bruno on 10/31/02 at 04:34 AM The minor mercies of the city,
a practical primer of Darwinism,
these black knights shimmer with pride." WHAT AN AMAZING STANZA....all around brilliant...God Bless them, and Save them
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