A Bird Love Story

In the tree outside Emma's window. The white fluffy nest lining is my dog Piper's fur, which is coming off of her in clumps and is downy soft.

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A Bird Love Story

Long before you were here there were yellow birds in the tree

They wore gray shawls and built a house from

the Elkhound’s dust-bunny hair

The pair spawned a trio of demanding children,

which they tended diligently for just more than a week before

the three were gone,

catching a ride on a sudden short breeze, never to be seen again

And the two split then, since they had nothing left –

unless you count that time, before the eggs hatched,

when they hunkered together in a nasty Spring hailstorm.

– Jenny Scheuch