little brown birds
search the snow for seeds
by the solitary grave
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8 January 2022
Newtonville, NY
Category: Birds
a tufted titmouse
tries to get our attention
evening leaves rustle
Cat Stevens’ voice breaks
when he sings the word “listen.”
Hummingbird flies off.
hummingbird (midair)
stops to look at me, hovers
flies over the wall
window bird
in the morning,
bold action!
in the afternoon,
quiet contemplation
in the nighttime,
deepest sadness
a sparrow sings knowingly
outside my window
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Jason Crane
17 October 2019
State College PA
nuthatch drops three seeds
finds the fourth acceptable
returns to the trees
8.25.18
State College PA
four big crows gather,
majestic in their darkness;
poop, then fly away
8.7.18
State College PA
unified field theory
to watch a hummingbird
poke its long snout
into a fake flower
in search of sugar water
is to understand the universe
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Jason Crane
28 July 2018
Canandaigua NY
chipping sparrow hops
from one feeder to the next
late April rainfall
4.27.18
State College PA