HOW BIRDS FLY
Follow the curve of breast bone
the unexpected lightness in take-off,
silent twists and turns
under your hands.
Spread your fingers
up and across the shoulder blades
round & round the ribcage.
The glide and the effortless dive
are in the hollowness
of thigh bones
and the soaring too.
Gently let me know
that you know
landing takes much more
than feathers
and the flap of wings.
