“ Whether Above the Sidewalk or the Boardwalk by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“Whether Above the Sidewalk or the Boardwalk”

by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

Whether above the sidewalk or above the boardwalk
seen warbling gleaning hovering and foraging
for insects and for berries while drawing scant attention
to the silk and to the webbing of suspended nests
tame and solitary very faint and low nasal
yet deemed uncommonly stable during fall migration
experiencing widespread changes along vast breeding ranges
hearing upstaged phrases throughout each and everyday
“I’ll seize you and I’ll squeeze you and I’ll squeeze you ‘til you squirt”...