writing exercise 2

here's another writing assignment my poetry pal and i played with:  write a six-stanza poem with the same question repeated between stanzas.

Question:  How does the sun warm them?

i hear a hummingbird but cannot see it

somewhere towards the tallest tree and out

of range 

the crows in plain sight

how does the sun warm them?

it melts birdbath ice and 

feathers in the bowl

blackbird statue on cement bowl that i sold

to her friend as a gift

how does the sun warm them?

with surprise that it can be so cold 

and yet so brightly invigorating

a daffodil migration in the corner of my smile

rustling dead leaves of my heart

how does the sun warm them?

by being close enough to give life without scorching us

to death--too near and it would burn, too far and we 

would freeze in place like

the statue

how does the sun warm them?

it just does

mysterious orb like love all-consuming yet

never consumed, energy source which needs 

no replenishment

how does the sun warm them?

by sitting there, soaking it in 

being in its line of sight doing nothing

but reflecting or absorbing each in turn

shadow-cast and slant

1.18.26 ls