i am scarlet-robed, feathersoft,
and blue sapphire tonight
i am hollowed, fragments—
beak, claw and bone
i am birdnote, and call sign
and song-light, tonight
will take whispers, sweet nothings,
morsels from your hand,
just nestle me shoulder-tight,
be my soft place to land
© 2026 jennifer wagner
dVerse q: bird
I love your song and will always be your soft place to land...
ReplyDeleteI especially love this stanza:
ReplyDelete"i am birdnote, and call sign
and song-light, tonight"
Beautiful.
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Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe vulnerability and tenderness are palpable here.
ReplyDeleteJennifer, this is absolutely beautiful. I love it.
ReplyDeleteFine work with an awesome closing stanza. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSo eloquent, as light as the bird when it lands. Love it!
ReplyDeleteLovely - a lovely exploration of the "bird" prompt—moving from the anatomy of the creature to the emotion of the song💕
ReplyDeleteYou captured the colourful macaw, Jennifer, and made me smile. I especially love the lines:
ReplyDelete‘i am hollowed, fragments—
beak, claw and bone’
and
‘i am birdnote, and call sign
and song-light, tonight’.
Beautiful poem, Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteYvette M Calleiro :-)
Beautifully crafted--lovely and tender--fragile as those bird bones, haunting as their song.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous, Jennifer!
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