The Birds + 

The world begins again! + 

Not wholly insufflated + 

the blackbirds in the rain + 

upon the dead topbranches + 

of the living tree, + 

stuck fast to the low clouds, + 

notate the dawn. + 

Their shrill cries sound + 

announcing appetite + 

and drop among the bending roses + 

and the dripping grass. + 