Birds in the Bush and Tree- poems

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A wren is close
in the holly tree,
a mockingbird farther out,
a robin in the dogwood,
and a cardinal's 'chit-chit'
from the maple.
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woodpecker
tapping on the roof
above me
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Thrasher
flies to, lands on
a horizontal limb
of the ancient crape myrtle, lost
to sight.
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"Killing
me with your song!"
I tell the bird, not six
feet from my ears in the holly
treetop.
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Slight breeze
but no wind chime.
Mockingbird takes that role
well enough. Ah! There's a very
soft tone.
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I swing,

cooling off from

a spate of afternoon

yard work, while the mockingbird sings

for me.

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FROM THE BACK PORCH STEPS

Last call

of the redbird.

As the night bugs waken,

western sky shows only its blues.

I rest.

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PL, 2017