All Puffed Up
All puffed up, ducks, swans and goose
fluffed feathers on the loose,
afterfeathers clinging to open flagged wings
strutting as they move and sing.
Smaller birds hang back and low
un-intimidting, gentle, calm, slow,
little barbs rising from the contoured body
ready to rise, the ease of flight embodied.
Iridescent delicate tipped quills
bounce and float at will,
boldly embracing the cold wind breeze
downy fluff and stuff set free.
Ruffled remiges, covert retrices marked
by circannual monitorings embarked
the seasons bristly gatherers on the fly
all puffed up, winged avengers of the sky.
Copyright © DM Babbit | Year Posted 2016
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