all the questions

seem like good ones now —

starlings by the treeful

house sparrows

side by side in a shadow —

no secrets stay kept

when we’re apart

my mind fills in your voice —

come closer, will you?

dark sky, black branches —

the screech owl lets us know

she was here first

lingering heat

like a weighted blanket —

only the birds move

when the land we stand on

has only ever been stolen —

where does freedom live?

rudbeckia seeds

last season’s supernova —

we make our own light

out after dinner —

fireflies showing us

how to synch up

pandemic summer —

I practice smiling

with my eyes