Cake of the Wild

Layer cake with cardinal chirps

made of glitter, hope

Rooster crows doused in bruised egoes

Shama calls dusted of dreams

with long tails

Zebra dove cooings wake

rising of imagination

Owl eyes decorating for perfect

night vision sometimes even used in the day

Mejiro feathers flashing yellow

lighting candles for all birthdays

even unbirthdays

-from Weaving Green and Other Poems from a Tropical Farm

(soon to be published)