Fa La La La La!

Gold finches light up
the chokecherry tree’s crown like
yellow Christmas bulbs.

skat@2018

Chez Nous

Chokecherry tree has
hosted a variety
of brilliant hued birds:
waxwings, blue jays, chickadees—
uplifting me each season.

Skat©2017

Territorial

I am euphoric!
Waxwings plundering cherries—
Robin’s tormented.

skat@2017

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Falling

The last purple leaf
clings to the chokecherry tree–
forestalling my grief.

skat@2016