Grackles Collection

Grackles Collection

Grackle,

I know it’s not true

what they say about you…

your heart is not black,

and neither

are your feathers;

if we only looked closer,

we could see

all your layers;

how the light catches you:

shining violet

and emerald hues.

Iridescent sheen

of satiny blues.

You are bold

and you are brazen–

shameless

in your

self-expression;

watching you

is an act

of liberation.

And when a flock

of you come,

it’s like an invasion.

Some might want you

to just be quiet,

but I like it

when you

cause a riot.

I embrace your

sweet chaos,

and get

lost inside

your raucous chorus;

a deafening

cacophony

that makes me covet

your unapologetic

honesty,

with a pale yellow gaze

so intense,

you could see

right into my soul.

You are deep,

you are wise,

and so out of control.

But Grackle,

you are not a plague,

and you are not a pest–

you are simply

unrepressed.

Grackle,

sky-pointing,

graceful,

arching back,

guiding my eyes

toward the azure abyss;

you are anything

but black.

I was so honored to have the above painting featured

in Asheville's magazine, The Laurel ♡

My illustrated Poetry Books and Children's Book are available here.

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