It's Still Life

Occhiolism: On Feeling Small

how many birds are in that song.
is it one or
two.
does is take
more
for their waterlogged notes
to break through
rain.

how many shades of green make
grass.
is it one or
two.
does it take
more for moss
for leaf-filtered green to reach
the colour
black.

those birds
with their sibilant song,
as if they’re
turning
and turning
the pages of a book.
I think birds see the world from
a star’s
point of view.

The definition of Occhiolism Photo by Lee Jeffs on Unsplash. ©Misky 2021 Shared with #apoemaday on Twitter