What does that weaver know,
I wonder, as he tugs at browned
lily leaves and with a torn fragment flies
out the wide opened doors.
April 17th:
”Birds in Home Depot—December” by Richard Maxon
Heads up: if you Google “Birds in Home Depot—December” to check that you’ve got the title right, you will find interesting results. Don’t fail to click the “images” button.
I love how real this poem is, how all of us have heard birds chirping in the rafters where we think they shouldn’t be. But why shouldn’t they? Maybe they know something we don’t about where to find what we need or what it actually takes to make a home.
More on this poem and its inclusion in the Earth Song anthology: Earth Song Poem Featured on The Slowdown!—Birds in Home Depot
Your turn: when have you seen nature thriving in a place it wasn’t meant to be?
This is one of my favorite poems of Rick's.
We frequently have birds nesting way up high in the Marienkirche.