Sure of food,
sure of shelter,
house finches
fill the feeder’s
perches, fill
themselves,
then disappear
into the shelter
of wisteria.
Mind the birds,
my grandfather
would say, how
they fill up, then
disappear when
a storm is coming.
Martha Christina has published two collections: Staying Found (Fleur-de-lis Press) and Against Detachment (Pecan Grove Press). Her work appears in earlier issues of Red Eft Review, and recently in Star 82 Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Tiny Seed Journal. Born and raised in Indiana, she now lives in Bristol, Rhode Island.
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