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Birds near and far
by Linda FullerClose to home
flickers drum a come-hither
cadence in my metal chimney
while crows greet me with polite caws
then poop the food I’ve fed them
on my patio
Farther away
vultures, entrepreneurs of carrion culture
feast on the deer departed
(I can see the dinosaur in you
the cold and prehistoric genome peeking through)
And on the shore of a landlocked sea
the largest of their kind
let fly from their throats
a raucous chorus
a Caspian tern of phrase
08/30/2022 Author's Note: This was a punchline in search of a poem
Posted on 08/30/2022
Copyright © 2025 Linda Fuller
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 09/06/22 at 10:52 PM For the birds, this one! I enjoyed it. Our son had a running battle with a flicker at his eaves metal grates this year. Our daughter was excited to have us hear the terns in the Seattle area - quite the squawk!! Great phrase - "the deer departed." Thanks!
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