Monday, August 22, 2022

making space 2

you taught us to make space for you

to adjust      physical space 
           books and beds your perches
close all the windows 
      ribbons, bridges, papers your toys 
a room full of twigs and leaves

to slide   routines 
          zoom meetings with bird call
      after school song stop 
        apple slices and kangkong
hourly wipe downs of sills and surfaces 

to open up    purses
vitamin enriched grains
    fruits, sunflower seeds
       millet sprays 
            doctor visits

to shift        the spaces in our hearts
       for a curved beak 
for green so green 
    tinted with red and aquamarine 
for your call 
       your name
        to nest 

and to grow around the gap 
                 you left when you left. 
    
#jemstones #noprompt  #opentocrit #birdanniversary

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