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Sunday, September 06, 2009

Trash

Gun metal gray,
this pigeon grasps
at current strung black
across a brick-
bounded back alley

edgy eyes on
uneven piles—
disposable
artifacts of people
caught in-between—

it trills its plea,
a directionless
directive to throw
away smaller,
more edible, trash

—Francis Scudellari

3 comments:

angie said...

I love this:

Gun metal gray,
this pigeon grasps
at current strung black
across a brick-
bounded back alley

I wonder if hungry pigeons could be considered economic indicators?

Francis Scudellari said...

Thanks Angie :). I don't think the last two stanzas measure up to the first, or at least they take on a different tone. My guess is that pigeons make good indicators... as to stray pets.

Anonymous said...

I particularly enjoyed: edgy eyes on uneven piles - quite preferred the simplicity here, as the impact was greater - looking through a black-lidded gaze.