waterflight

finches  drawn to  laurel's  hard berried limbs
like men to a  slut. tiny flights, needle beaked

     what are you looking for?   
     whaddaya got?
      i got it all, baby. brains, beauty, bitchiness 

something on the lee side of the bushes
out of view
draws the birds one by one:
heron
mallard
one ibis &
another
commorant's  swift snakey swim
and helicopter  hover
gull



     does it feel like we're speaking telepathically?
      yeah, it does. you?


an osprey keens, weary of flight and skim
and empty talons  

     so...but have you ever  been in love?
     yeah i been hurt

an orange tabby with a mouthfull
steps along the bank looking for a quiet
spot to picnic


      do you believe in anything?
       destiny...and a sword.

finches chatter and scatter  seed pods
they ring like  gravel on the car's roof.