BIRDS’ PERSPECTIVE
In a
courtyard of
Mexico,
were
wilson’s warblers–
Yellow-bellied, black-capped
hopping pathways,
pausing
to eat a bug.
I wander in the
courtyard
paying
attention to
townsends and
audubon
warblers,
knock-knock
of a woodpecker overhead,
robins,
house finches,
canyon towhees,
sparrows everywhere,
bewicks wren,
curved-billed thrush,
hummingbird,
and grackles.
I notice patterns
warblers in morning,
wrens all day,
grackles in the afternoon,
a community courtyard,
a home.
Oh NO–
Groundskeepers
found grubs.
Groundskeepers
weren’t happy.
Grubs–
A problem
to tackle with
pesticides.
Every bird
ATE INSECTS!
Soak the
ground in
pesticides
risks killing or
sickening
their bodies,
scrambling their minds.
Think of
courtyard birds as
fellow workers.
Think of
wild animals
in the way a
service dog
benefits us.
Eating insects
dawn to dusk–
An army of
gardeners.
Clean air
Clean water,
Carbon sequestration,
are products of
animal activity.
Creatures preparing soil,
Dispersing seeds,
Distributing nutrients,
Regulating populations,
performing tasks necessary
To support NATURE!
Recognizing
animal labor
would help.
Think from
Birds’ perspective–
Appreciate
all they do!
© 2018 Michelle Kogan
Found poem from the article: NONHUMAN WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!
By Brandon Keim, posted on Center for Humans and Nature blog.
From a poem prompt by Georgia Heard featured today on Renée LaTulippe’s blog No Water River.
On my blog I’ve been focusing on flora and fauna Here’s a list of the poems I’ve posted so far:
Poem one– DEAR APRIL
Poem two–Haiku Azaleas
Poem three–ODE TO SHUN LEE
Poem four–Haiku Daffodils
Poem five–APRIL’S MYSTERIES
Poem six–APRIL’S BUDS
Poem seven–A LOVELY BEETLE
Poem eight–CHANGES IN NATURE
Poem nine-HURRY SPRING
Poem 10-ANIMAL TRACKS
Poem 11-APRIL SNAKE
Poem 12-Haiku NARCISSUS
Poem 13– A CELEBRATION & SPRING
Poem 14–Haiku TULIPS
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