Chipmunks CLAIM space
Compete with squirrels under MAPLE
Crows AMBLE and strut

Georg’ann

Everything so SWIFT. Always
frenzy. Swooping, pecking,
fluttering. Constant motion
like this morning’s scene
at the bird feeder.
Discordant. Lacking CHARM.
Free for all under the MAPLE.

I relate more to the solitary cat.
Taking her morning AMBLE,
silently enters the garden.
Winding her way to seclusion,
curling up for a nap.
Almost completely hidden
under the soft, low
branches of the hinoki.

Heather