I found out where
the phoebe nests,
flicking her tail
watching me watch
her three dumpy chicks
not ready to fly
nervously
straddling
the chain-link fence

she thought she had found it –
someplace private
way back in the
easement
where nobody goes
someplace safe
from the gardeners
the hawks
the coyotes,
the cats and
the children...

now,
this.

07/13/2008

Posted on 07/14/2008
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