During hot and dry times
the little birds gather
around the house—
around water
leaks and irrigation—
more dependable
than humans:
woodpeckers clinging
to rainbirds,
bushtits flocking
to timed misters
at six o’clock,
quail rolling to a stop
at the water trough,
and swallows plunging
into the ‘sip and dip’.
But the thirstiest of all,
the nervous Oak Titmouse
at the dog’s dish,
one drop at a time
all day long.
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What a picture! I so love the little birds, and big ones. God help the little birds.
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This is beautiful and lovingly connecting…I am reminded of Robinson Jeffers!
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How kind, Manda! Thank you.
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