Worthy of Pause

Carolina wren lifts fluted song skyward in a forest spotlight breezily pitched like an opera worth staging a sentiment of joy its cheeky self when measuring reserve a song, over-stuffed poised cliffhanger from a winged vagabond its agile volley of survival wren of brisk longing that peeks through green that breaks our corset-like indifference buoyant chatter that inhabits a small world detachment choral company to dappled light diva-like bound to the heated stillness of summer Poem composed July 26/2022 Revised November 11/2022