Birdbird Preening   Leave a comment

Bluebird Preening on a Limb — Image by kenne

A bluebird, occupied with itself—

feather drawn through beak,

a ritual of care.

The image slips out of focus.

What should be a failure

is kept—

because the blur records

a life unwilling to be stilled.

— kenne

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