Monday, December 14, 2009

On the First Monday of Winter Break

A dead starling lay
On the yellow grass
Just outside my door,
One fragile foot hooked
Toward the empty sky.

The unbroken glass
Feigned indifference,
Stuck with its steady
Task: solidity.
The cold wind blew on.

Beware clarity,
Eschew certainty—
A hard lesson, bird.

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