maintained a steady speed
in the eye of the hurricane
birds from every nation
of every plume
gathered and flew
of every plume
gathered and flew
they organised formations
made patterns
the stillness comforted them
made patterns
the stillness comforted them
strong birds
steered young birds
some sang as they tired
steered young birds
some sang as they tired
the birds were a painting
turquoise orange yellow and speck -
their own rapture
turquoise orange yellow and speck -
their own rapture
small swift birds skirted
slow ponderous birds
a bird crowd beyond species
they moved as one
they flew
neck and neck
beak beside beak
slow ponderous birds
a bird crowd beyond species
they moved as one
they flew
neck and neck
beak beside beak
a cluster of hope
© S.O. Fasrus
