Sally Eslinger Poet Free verse

Shopping Center Blackbird

** Shopping Center Blackbird **

He, rising in defense of the others,
Presenting himself, to all with ears 
To hear and before all eyes,
The black, flapping silhouette atop
The silver, double-bulbed street lamp;
This loudest shrieking,
Not to be ignored
Blackbird,
Appearing actually, 
Half the size of his declaring all
This territory his own — 
That expanse of dark blue
Paved spaces, surrounded
At a slight distance from an oval line of trees 
— Yet he returns from his diverting
Watch of the over-all
To nest to rest hidden in security 
And warmth, all tucked away
Behind the green “Y” of
The “Subway” store’s shopping 
    center sign.

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(c) sally young eslinger 3/22
Thanks be to God

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Michelle Faulkner March 24, 2022 at 2:55 PM When I was in Flagstaff, AZ, I was amazed by how big the blackbirds were, and so possessive of their territory too! They are apparently very smart~

Mike Bayles March 11, 2022 at 9:25 AM Very nice poem. It's always interesting to see how animals live in the world we've created.

Silent One March 11, 2022 at 7:07 AM I like this analogy, a bit like how some humans are, especially world leaders, with their minds.... you always write thought provoking poems..