Notions of Birds

Notions Of Birds Millions of birds fill in the yawn of morning Most of them turn out to be blue or pink The noisiest ones in the flock are wired electric A census is not required at these events The yellow light of day amplifies Calls attention to loud sounds in color clarity The sun mocks bad behavior of small creatures Including flying ones gathered together wearing feathers Trees stand by rocks to wonder in the grass Why can't birds fly straight White clouds move in slow motion Come apart like cotton candy Contemplate their own fate Meditate on other things like quiet dawns Something other than overpopulation Of the obnoxiously loud bird nation