The 365 Project Pt. II

fifty million birds in the trees
push push
they’re impatient to get on with spring
and all together chatter and sing

fifty million specks in the trees
push push
bold and lean bellies eager for seeds
from trees still to leaf in greens

for the last time this year
the moon
collapses in on itself

fifty million screams of joy and release
push push
swirling around me as the sun holds out
just a little longer each day

for the last time this year
the moon
collapses in on itself

epw 3.26.08 perrysburg, oh