2006/brewers

The Brewers blackbirds
flit from trunk to trunk
of the eucalyptus,
crows let us all know
they’re here, out of sight
but not out of mind.
They have become more menacing
than funny.
Ganging up on the cat.
Prancing on the deck,
closer than they’ve ever been.
The word their cawing
seems to say:
reclaiming.

6/18/06