sparrow |
quick flash of brown |
skims above the ground |
small feathered blur |
tumbles like a leaf |
on bumpercar wings |
beak open, scooping warm air |
flares right there |
three-pointed toes grasp the ground |
black sparklingbead eye |
finds it -- |
quick peck for the seed |
clampswallowshake |
beak snatched it |
push off |
wings grab air |
now |
the ground's |
empty. |
© Jon Bohrn (1998) |