Not a bird liked by everyone
a “beautiful swan” gliding soundlessly
through a pond in a restful park
inspiring sketches and paintings
or a fairy-like hummingbird
gifted with ornate feeders
in backyard gardens
Pecking noisily through bark
it doesn’t care if others are offended
the City Park Board
will continue drilling
until it penetrates the last layer
finds a home for its young
inspiring deep thinkers to keep
chipping away at falsehoods
smokescreens, failing frameworks
ignoring opposition
until they arrive at hospitable structures
for raising humans
Meet Mago Contributor, Andrea Nicki.
I appreciate your response and reading, Sara. Yes nature and animals are so inspiring.
This is a wonderful poem that attests to the power of Nature to teach humans how to be animals that are authentic!