Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Equinoctial Valentine

Not all birds bathe
regularly nor fear
the water some
finches some sparrows
flick their tails
tossing drops up
onto their heads
and breasts one time
a starling baptized
himself the only one
and once completely
alone an orange
butterfly descended
fluttering above
the scum then
sat and sipped
till it was done.

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