Two Birds, One Hand | ||||
From the top of the power pole the song comes loose. Without looking up I hear a mockingbird like a ventriloquist in feathers. Its refrain repeats followed by so many variations I think there must be at least two, one deep in the bushes sending out its message, one high on a telephone wire calling back an exact reply. The air, saturated with sound, splashes with pleasure, a pulsing of notes so pure I could be standing at the center of a bird’s heart. So much song, so little bird. |