Hummingbird 05/30/2011

hummingbird darts
probing the truth
in red water spouts

Swallow Celebration 04/22/2011

earth day
tree swallows celebrate
flashing green

Raven 05/15/2008

Raven in the road
claws scrape the hissing asphalt
on garbage day.

…

(Raven in the road
waddling to and fro’
his father was a duck!)

Robins 05/02/2008

Robins read their song
from the sheet rain
drumming accompaniment.

…

Soaking down
birds shower
free.

Alert 03/14/2008

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Before the birds –
a winter den flickers pink
alert and thinking