Recital (Poetry)

Poems nest among tall grasses
heartfelt lyrics carved on trees
songs linger where the river swells
sweet ditties haunt the evening breeze

The blackbird clearly knows his opera
for lengthy arias compete
with the pigeons’ coo-coo chorus
echoing from street to street

Nature’s voice is seldom silent
there is gossip everywhere
different languages and rhythms
music floating through the air

Always whispers in the darkness
for the ear that’s cocked to catch
notes thrown high and shrill ascending
a thin symphony of bats

In the narrative of starshine
and the story of the spheres
to the harkening of mountains
as the crooning moon appears

with her scintillating sonnets
dreaming lovers smile in sleep
as words trickle through the treetops
touch those grasses cool and deep