Our Birds

Townsend's Warbler,

the Pileated Woodpecker,

Varied Thrush.

Red-breasted Nuthatches,

Black-capped Chickadees,

Chestnut-backed, too.

Pine Siskins,

a Red-winged Blackbird,

the Steller's Jays.

Dark-eyed Juncos,

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds,

Band-tailed Pigeons--yes, it's true!

Northwestern Crows,

crow, crow, crow--

the No-doubt Seahawks

are going to go

go, go!

© 2015 Jennifer Wagner

image © 2015 Jennifer Wagner

"No doubt" Seahawks and the 12's return to the Superbowl as defending champs (and the 12^th team to do it).

For my boys. A list poem with all the birds we have identified in our yard.

after the long hours

write me a song

with your eyes

like you do

hang up your helmet,

your axe,

come

home

to

me

© 2015 Jennifer Wagner

Image © 2015 Jennifer Wagner

Two tenWord poems. Over at dVerse this week we were offered to play with the tenWord form. These two can be read together as one little love poem.

For Ian,

for Poets U,

and for all the spouses of firefighters...may the hours quicken!

Resurgences (2 tenWords)

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winter garden

tiny grave beds

(tu)lips are whispering,

“come, spring”

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tracing her scars

like braille, mouthing,

I

lived

to

tell

© 2015 Jennifer Wagner

For dVerse, the tenWord, a form created by Brian Miller.