In Praise of Birds

Let us give praise for birds,

for the exaltation of horned larks chirping melodies as they search for seeds;

for the constellation of yellow-beaked starlings swiveling out,

swinging back; for the charm of hummingbirds buzzing and whipping away,

darting toward daylilies to the tune of rapid-fire chits;

praise for the kettle of hawks pirouetting their life and death gambol

as they loop and spiral and dive; for the parliament of owls

holding court on a branch, back from the hunt, gulping down the last mouse;

and give praise for the lone wedge of geese migrating north,

honking through the night as they journey home.

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