they swoop and swirl
an annual autumn show
lineup on the wire
a cloud rushes toward me
applauding at the window
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YouTube video of a starling murmuration
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Tag: starlings
immanent
nature–
image in the pond
sees itself
~
wind ocean earth sky mysteries
elements of life
~
starling multitudes
fill the sky
avian magic
transforms a winter day
melting the temporal veil
~
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In response to Carpe Diem #1326 and the starlings —they did return.
200 Starlings
200 starlings drop by
in a cloud
that swoops and dives
An aerial ballet
takes over every inch
of the yard
It’s a convention and
they’re dining on
chicory husks
with other delicacies
hidden in the snow
They huddle on the roof,
congregate the road,
then disappear on mass
reappearing seconds later
behind the house
And I, featherless, chatter
exhilarated
by this encounter with
a parallel universe.
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