Respite


from the ABC set POETRY - A Passage of Motion 2

Morning’s chill
is a
blur of Blue Jays

from February’s stare
desperate
for a hideaway, just
any space

feeling the
nip of
frost against
their forms, watch
them feeding, movements
growing numb.

A song of coming
Spring, I am
their warmth of voice
and joy.

© Richard L. Provencher

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