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Monday, March 10, 2014

Poem: Darth Hummer scans the sky

Hand drawn digital art
by Devon Vose Rickabaugh

By Devon Vose Rickabaugh

Darth Hummer
scans the sky
for incoming jets,
his sword beak
at the ready
to slam buzz
his fierce tiny rivals

I bring the feeder out.
He’s still on guard
from yesterday: beak
at the ready, warning
buzz squeak and zoom.
He will not feed
until he’s fought
a rival off.
Such rivalry
is hard for me.

Below freezing,
in the teens.
I try to keep
the feeder liquid
using chemical
hand warmers
wrapped around
which turn cold
and hard.


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