NaPM April 27, 2018

[Richard]

Views of the World

I
A loveless blue ball.

II
A home for blackbirds
and also for doves.

III
The river busy, the sky naps
until awakened by wings
that only ask to soar among clouds.

IV
Pretend there's time to ponder
where ravens go at night,
moonlight offers dim answers.

V
A little hand reaches for the sky,
unaware of what's above.
Small eyes, almost blind,
see all they should need to know.

VI
Fresh frost sits on the window,
awaiting a warm touch.

VII
A crow perches upon a tombstone,
unnoticed by mourners, who listen
to verses spewed from within a dark collar.
Eyes fixed on a hole inevitably filled.

VIII
Snowbirds go unseen, lost
in a blinding wind,
most agree, best forgotten.

IX
"Higher Daddy, higher!"
Soon, the swing will be frozen.
Soon, the ground the best place for his feet.

X
Rain fails to wet feathers
that hide in a tree,
bird brains feel safe for the moment.

XI
An eagle watches its prey,
claws dig into flesh, ending another hunt.

XII
Shell cracks, a struggle to escape,
birth no right.

XIII
Dorsets made ivory swans,
now artifacts, remnants that try
to lessen extinction.