The Birds of St. Marys

Birdsong serenade -
pomegranate tea cooling
on the veranda.

The town quietly stirs.
Early risers stroll alone;
the mourning dove coos.

Red-head woodpecker
circles the magnolia's trunk
seeking breakfast grubs.

Mockingbird evades
its child's incessant pursuit,
pleading to be fed.

A schnauzer pulling
her master along the street;
she wants those squirrels.

On the picket fence
a red cardinal perches -
summing up the day.

mjs 6/15/08