Sunday, May 9, 2010

Call of the Red-Winged Black Bird

Today I tried to imitate
 the call of the red-winged black bird
its oscillating trill,
slow at first like the dip in a hammock
then quick and sharp.

All the world is a song
rising,
winging wildly like the red-winged black bird
across the sunlit field.

Oh!  if we were birds!
We are, aren't we?

1 comment:

Alejandro Tinajero said...

I love this. I think you should update this more often. Also, I can't seem to find the "Follow" button. :(