Specks of red-pink dawn,
drifting yawn, wakes the still skies,
plucks the day open.
A rooftop scamper,
tail uplift, shakedown, leap forth…
Bird feeder crashing.
Grid invites – begin!
The laughing ‘O’ seals the deal,
a silent cross falls.
The name signifies.
Stolen books, libellous words.
A blacklisted crow.
Cards of histories.
Catalogued lives, name order.
Dog-eared mysteries.
Peace. A slice of it.
Emptied out, fast tempest nil.
No ships wrecked. Calm sea.
Crossing garden walls,
ginger tufts, scraggy hide, slate
eyes talk, expectant.
Copyright Vickie Johnstone, March 5, 2021
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