In front of window panoramic

A robin bobs for worms, ecstatic

Seeing movement amongst leaves

Unseen by human eyes quite eased



As bird looks back through the glass

Intense feeling of uneasiness masked

By wonder, the robin can see its needs

So easily amongst all of the wet debris



Formed by water pushing leaves downhill

Where they take hold underneath the sill

Providing fertile ground for robin's prey

Which he does with abandonment today



And after pecking is seen the wiggling

Of bodies cut in half by bird's pigging

Making one realize expression's not apt

The one about the way birds eat snacks



When applied to people - implied in a way

Quite different than vision seen on this day

When saying someone eats just like a bird

It's actually an insult intended, but unheard



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

12 noon Sun. May 31st, 1998