Aviary
Methinks
the birds enjoy flitting around the snow cover so their colors may be
set off by our winter gloom. Rae Spencer has written a poem about
winter and birds and inspiration and meaning. You know what Rae is
capable of. Since her work first appeared here (Lore, What If, I dropped it again)
she has added new publications to her list of achievements and, yeah! a
Pushcart Prize nomination! Read this and feel spring edge just a little
bit closer.
Aviary
By Rae Spencer
Pick then a jay
For quarrelsome lines
And a ruby red cardinal
For heart pain
Or simply for stark contrast
Against winter
Spell out a robin
For cheer
And a raven
For peril
Or maybe for wisdom
One being an echo
Of the other
Say next "canary"
So we can hear it sing
Funny how we wouldn't hear
A warbler
Or even a quail
Saying its own name
In whistle syllable
Finally a crow
For endings
Set beside a dove
For beginnings
Or simply for further contrast
Against winter.
Aviary
By Rae Spencer
Pick then a jay
For quarrelsome lines
And a ruby red cardinal
For heart pain
Or simply for stark contrast
Against winter
Spell out a robin
For cheer
And a raven
For peril
Or maybe for wisdom
One being an echo
Of the other
Say next "canary"
So we can hear it sing
Funny how we wouldn't hear
A warbler
Or even a quail
Saying its own name
In whistle syllable
Finally a crow
For endings
Set beside a dove
For beginnings
Or simply for further contrast
Against winter.
Posted by Annmarie at 3/4/2010 12:07 AM 
Categories: today's words
Tags: winter symbol birds Rae Spencer song
Categories: today's words
Tags: winter symbol birds Rae Spencer song
This is a delightful poem of winter with hopes of spring. I will tell you again,"I am very proud of you for achieving the nomination for Pushcart."
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Rae, I've run out of superlatives for your poetry. This, again, is amazing, with its use of the senses to tell the tale.
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