My Life as a Bird
when at end of
life
my spirit is
freed and takes wing
I will fly to
you
a small
wren a dunnock perhaps
dun brown and
barely seen in life
dun brown and
barely seen in death
joyful fruitful
feeding in the
shelter of your great tree
polishing my
bill against its bark
your work
shall be my
enlightenment
I will light
upon your palm
gaze in simple
trust
into your
labyrinthine eyes
Image: Dunnock by Jacob Spinks from Northamptonshire, England (2012). This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.