portent


while visiting town cemetery

i walk among the dead

dark crow caws loud atop pine tree

sound fills my mind with dread

anon, i heard another bird

sing sweet upon headstone

“his eye is on the sparrow”

means i will not die alone.


Civil War headstone photo by lynn__

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  1. Nancy Ruegg's avatar Nancy Ruegg
    May 26, 2025 @ 16:40:50

    Hope in a bird song, Lynn! An astute observation, artfully. expressed for this Memorial Day.

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  2. pvcann's avatar pvcann
    May 26, 2025 @ 10:36:12

    ❤️

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