Bird Song

( "There is no other in the world-  Mine was the only one..."  - Emily Dickinson )




Uncounting by bird-song in a morning wash
in a mango copse by the low hung melting fern

and I, a clown watcher
espy the tromping doers

the morning dove's coo
and the monarch in his rounds

left unmeasured, the banana leaves
and how the waxy-night grew

left unchallenged, the drinking-soil
the dry leaves awaiting the rain

and I, hope unavailing
fall through every image of her voice

the white of my closing eyes
breaking again



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Pigeon Tart Avatar
July 11, 2018 at 7:39 AM
Enchanted.
Dietrich Avatar
October 4, 2016 at 2:59 PM
Some great unusual imagery in this one. I see you have several poems called Apostrophe. not sure what that means, but i love the Emily quote.
Warlov Avatar
October 5, 2016 at 1:23 PM
Thanks. I should call them "From the apostrophe". They are all the product of a single emotional event.
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