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Birds In Tuxedos - a Collaboration

Verses in italics by Jesse Whitehead
Verses in normal font by Timothy Hicks



birds in tuxedos
marching through snow
stifled laughter
 
a pair of short legs
behind the coats
 
patient as molasses
a surprise in waiting
tiny curled toes
 
it slipped through the claws
of a brown pelican
 
sharp as eggshells
words on deaf ears
nary a shrug
 
the stillness of earth
before receiving the rain
 
howling wolf
warm tears in the sky
silent moon
 
atop the pine-wood mantel
the treasured baseball
 
smoldering campfire
toasted marshmallows
precious longing
 
she pulls a Jurassic Park
turning on the gramophone
 
September sun
the wheels on the bus
through leaves and leaves
 
last stop
says the cattle driver
 
despite the breadth of these plains
my heart doesn't stray
chilly breath
 
beating drums
penny tossed to the curve
 
change of scenery
branches replacing winter
with wisteria
 
ladybugs gliding
through purple haze
 
hitting
the teacher's back instead
paper airplane
 
vapor trails
across the pale fields
 
did you see that one?
catching only the coattails
of a summer star
 
but alas
penguins cannot fly

Copyright © Timothy Hicks