perch – leaf and twig

Little Bird

perched on the tree
gleeful
with seed

from his porch perch
supervising
summer’s bloom

he stops by
to encourage
the first blooms

leaning out
over childhood
the climbing tree

perched upon
the snow curl
from the eves
downy’s daily visit

shooed from the garden bed
the porch as
observation perch

the old dead tree
these hunters’
totem of life

solitary chair
a private perch
for perspective making

sacred sound
the cry of life
effort and sacrifice

expertise lies
in the accuracy
of intent

be still
in the darkness
for the light will find you

place for all
on the roof ridge perch
line of lineage

far far away
perched near the sky
a pasture and house
watch the world go by