October 15, 2017Poem
What do they know
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What do they know
With their twist and turn
This way and that
Aerial acrobatics
On the wing
Freestyle gymnasts
Birds of a feather
Cavorting in close harmony
Even as rituals
Are contested
Nests always neatly made
They survive.
The cold stare of a crow
Warms the heart
Of a fledgling
Summer is a breeze
Will a black dog
Ever be depressed
The Whippoorwill
Know what it means
To be lonely.
As the Night draws in
The Wolf howls
Hoping for an answer
How do bats fly
In the dark
Without a white stick
To guide them
What brings a Salmon
Safely home
To its own beginning
What do they know?