Thursday, June 24, 2021

City Birds

On a phone call with my brother,

With the river at my feet,

He was startled to hear birdsong,

City avians a’tweet.

 

And this morning, on a lamppost,

Sat a regal hawk, intent

On whatever he was thinking,

As some pigeons came and went.

 

Then this afternoon I spotted,

In a garden with my friend,

One red cardinal plus sparrows,

Nature’s urban dividend.

 

You may be surprised to hear it,

But the city’s habitat

Gives me lots to make me smile,

Long as I don’t see a rat.

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