Chains…
of Andromeda,
broken
into bloom.
— C.Birde, 3/23
Chains — A Poem
hope
Revelation — A Poem
After winter’s long
monochrome,
this cup of winged
spring light —
a revelation.
— C.Birde, 3/23
Focus — A Poem
Crocus…
Pulls focus
toward the slow-
opening gift
that is Spring.
— C.Birde, 3/23
Walk Like Water — A Poem
Walk
like water
river-spined
ocean-hipped
heart
a steady beat
within its grotto,
sheltered
each step,
each stride,
a rain-softened
footfall
arms
shore-aligned
welcoming
the full tide
of becoming…
— C.Birde, 1/23
Winter Blues — a Poem
Oh, falling sky – pieces of blue
tipped black & white & falling
Crying bright reply to peanuts
clacking against dark shingles
& rattling aluminum gutters,
white painted.
Jay-filled sky in blue shadows
falling toward my outstretched
hand, emptied now, but hope-
fueled.
— C.Birde, 12/22
Wood Thrush Wood — A Poem
Hands clasped
& pressed
to breast-
bones,
we stood –
enraptured –
as Wood Thrush
dropped
each liquid note
down through
the trees’ canopy –
like hope,
like light –
then alit
upon the path
before us
& took
his unassuming
bow.
— C.Birde, 6/22
Simultanesousness — An Image
“All things exist…”
She held the wind
in her arms,
& song in her hair;
her stance gathered
forests, rivers,
mountains.
“…in a state of
simultaneous-
ness.”
— C.Birde, 5/22
Wisdom — A Poem
Four snakes –
Slim black
ribbons
of tongue-
flicking,
flexible life
scrawled
across my path:
Four compass
points
of blessing
Four strokes
of wisdom
Four opportun-
ities to shed
my skin
& begin
again.
— C.Birde, 5/22
Blue Jay — A Poem
Blue Jay relays
news
of his poor
bruised
broken heart,
mewing
from oak tree’s
boughs…
Abide,
empyreal cousin –
the morrow stirs
with hope
of Spring.
— C.Birde, 3/22
Perspective — A Poem
Distance reveals
the web’s complexity
of form –
those anchors of support,
the strands that spiral
in & down;
Grants the space to see
the pattern of the weave –
the warp & weft of whys,
wherefores that catch
upon proximity.
Grateful of perspective –
room to feel & breathe;
Anxiety of being held
forever fixed in place,
subtracted.
— C.Birde, 1/22
Nightjars & Damselflies 