Days like these

Days like these

Sunny

Birdy

Warm

Full of cats

Stalking each other

Through the house

Days like these

This year’s clematis

Showing itself

Through the vines

Never cleared

Last year

But nevertheless

New growth

Anyway.

Blackbird

Thinking like a blackbird.

On days like today

Somewhat warm

Somewhat sunny

Every redwing in his particular tree

Claiming his territory

(My beloved does

A fine redwing blackbird

Impression

I wish you could see it)

On days like today

Warm

Sunny

I mark my territory

Stake my claim

Like every other blackbird

After my beloved goes to work

To mark his territory

Make his claim.

Tonight we will return

To the nest.