Sweet Clover — An Image

An artfully altered close-up photo of a single white clover blossom.
“Sweet Clover” — C.Birde, 7/21

“I am vast,

expansive…

I am the smallest

of small…”

She tilted

a smile.

“I am

– like you –

a pleasant contradiction

of selves.”

— C.Birde, 7/21

Bee Tree Psalm — A Poem

An artfully altered photo, looking up through the sunlit branches of a Linden Tree, aka American Basswood, aka Bee Tree.
“Bee Tree (Linden)” — C.Birde, 6/21

“Come,”

he said,

and lead me out

beneath the bee tree’s dome.

We stood together,

wreathed

in sweet saturated scent and

downward-descending drift

of apiarian song woven through

that namesake tree’s

flower-pricked upswept

boughs.

And we were one,

and we were one,

and we are ever

one.

— C.Birde, 6/21

Being — An Image

An artfully altered photo of a Linden Tree in full leaf.
“Linden” — C.Birde, 6/21

“I perfume

the air

with my being…”

She did not brag,

merely spoke

truth.

“You need

only

breathe.”

— C.Birde, 6/21

Occluded — A Poem

A symbolic augmented photo of a softly glowing white marble.
“Occluded” — C.Birde, 6/21

O

milky

pearled

occluded

eye

though

turned my way

you see me

not

colored

as the spots

that dot

your twins’

fawn-colored

coats

bless you,

mother of those

two sweet

ciphers

bless you,

your strength,

your wounds,

you keen half-

sight,

& welcome.

— C.Birde, 6/21

Will — An Image

An artfully altered photo of Sweet William Pinks, dotted with raindrops.
“Sweet William Pinks” — C.Birde, 6/21

“I will rain,

&

I will reign.”

Her voice

called storms

& stroked

stone.

“As

I

will.”

— C.Birde, 6/21

Poise — An Image

An artfully altered photo of a moss-clad tree in a ferny woodland.
“Green Lace & Green Velvet” — C.Birde, 5/21

“Green lace

& green velvet

are

timeless…”

she mused,

wearing both

to spellbinding

effect.

— C.Birde, 5/21