A. Wilder Westgate on 100 Poems

[A. Wilder Westgate]

I have uncovered a hunger

for birds, a gnawing ache

only satisfied by a sighting

.

of the robin hiding in the pine

and the delicate sparrows

with their song, the yellow flash

of finches alighting on the feeder

and crows collecting on the line,

the chickadees nesting between

branches I can see from inside

and the impossible hummingbird

hovering near and disappearing,

or the wrens I've yet to see

but have heard --

.

I am filled,

bird by bird,

but the hunger will return.

[Keith Aron]

Colorful and beautiful, A.

[Rebekah Jensen]

Oh, I love this! It's all of the birds at once! Needless to say, I can relate deeply with this hunger. It begins again every day. Thank you for sharing, A!

[Larry Brickner-Wood]

You are an amazing poet, A. “ I am filled, bird by bird, but the hunger will return.”