“Look for me,”
her voice was sly
as a curl of leaf,
the shiver of wind,
“in unexpected places —
the hidden,
overlooked, and
small, silent spaces.
You will find me
there.”
— C.Birde, 11/20
Treasure — An Image
Autumn
Autumn Falls — An Image
“Days grow short,
& leaves fall
like rain…”
Her voice carried
in the breasts
of migratory birds.
“Yet I remain.
I remain.”
— C.Birde, 11/20
You — A Poem
The earth wears gilt
Thy sky runs pewter blue
And I…
I think of you
My bones catch the whiff
of Winter and
rattle in their frame
And all my thoughts
my hopes
of future warmth —
like migratory birds —
return always
to you.
— C.Birde, 11/20
Peace — An Image
“And when,
in moments of duress,
you forget me…”
Ferns & moss furred
her voice.
“Worry not.
For I
will always remember
you.”
— C.Birde, 11/20
Autumn’s House — An Image
“Gently, gently, gently.”
From Autumn’s house,
she called;
doors & windows
wide open flung.
“Your grasp –
so tight upon the latch –
restricts advancement
into
light.”
— C.Birde, 10/20
Well Come — A Poem
Sweet tang of autumn air,
cidery
cool enough to drink
through all the senses
Leaves fall like small fading
stars
to light the path ahead
forward into unknowing
I lift my cup to you in welcome,
dear heart,
and pour a second.
I have been
waiting.
— C.Birde, 10/20
Impression — An Image
“Impression” — C.Birde, 11/19
She had had
the impression,
she realized —
with the chill wind
against her
cheek
&
the leaves’
trembling refusal
to let go —
that it all
should last
l
o
n
g
e
r.
— C.Birde, 11/19
Earthbound — An Image
“Earthbound” — C.Birde, 11/19
“Fall with me,”
she said.
“We’ll drift
— lightly, carelessly —
& lay
the foundations
of
earthbound
beauty.”
— C.Birde, 11/19
Absolution — An Image
“Beech” — C.Birde, 10/19
Little by little,
she let go
the past
&
freed herself
to the
light.
— C.Birde,10/19
Drowse — An Image
“Drowse” — C.Birde., 10/19
Crisp
cool air;
retreating light;
the earth’s slow
burnishing…
She made up
her bed
— carefully —
&
prepared
to
sleep.
— C.Birde, 10/19
