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POETRY

MANIC DEPRESSIVE
BIRD WATCHER
Darla Cady

Darla Cady is a Jefferson City poet who lives with her husband, kids and dogs.

 

Jometimes
when birds sing
I am thankful for melodious music
I am Snow White
surrounded
by my woodland friends
I stroke their velvet feathers as
They perch on my shoulders
And sing to me

Sometimes when birds sing…
Shrill squawking annoys me
How dare they be so cheerful?
I grab them
by ragged wings
and feed them to my dogs
to stifle their screeching

Sometimes
when birds sing
their songs go unnoticed
because I am too happy
or too sad
to hear

 

 

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Autumnal Equinox 2002 Issue, Updated October 4, 2002

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"Manic Depressive Bird Watcher"
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