Wednesday, March 9, 2011

EARTH ~







FRIEND



This sparrow must

Love the sun —

All day it has perched

On the stone well

Beside the empty

Trough of seed




All day its feathers

Lifted in the breeze

Its head turning

The oddest angles




If I could have him

He would fit in

The palm of my hand








© Bob Arnold
from Where Rivers Meet
(Mad River Press)




photo © bob arnold