Watching sparrows
snatch flying things
I cannot see
from air so thick
they swim in it,
it is hard to think of them
as death threats. This patio
is insect-free. The birds
beating wings fast as they can
to be still for the moment
necessary to pluck an
insect from flight
are virtuosos
of fly fishing,
a morning floor show
worth the risk.

They tap dance
on the translucent roof
while mayflies chant
there can be no pleasure
where there is no danger.

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