After my daughter
scaled the tree
an eastern phoebe frightened,
thrashed her wings
like a river
struggling against its
banks, returned to her perch,
and once again
chirped her name.
A.R. Williams is a poet from Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley (USA). His debut chapbook, Funeral in the Wild, is slated to be released with Kelsay Books in February 2024. He can be found on twitter and instagram @arw_poetry
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