Hospitality
Here
affirmed the crossbills
here, and right here
which is just the place
you had turned from
away from some emotion
and its bothersome visit
at some inconvenient hour
like now
but as you gaze up at these
beings, feathered and busy,
vivd in the sunlight
you know again what it is
to feel welcomed
and also
how to welcome
for as you turn toward the rush
of belonging
in each moment
it lands on swift feet, here
and here
always a willing host to what you
feel
and so you bend
like the branch, spruce cone
heavy
and hold each guest
gently, in the light
watching them pause to
rest
their bright wings.
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