The
Holiness of Minute Particulars
Tipsy
on air as this amazed
parula warbler who discovers
the sun over and
over, whets
his song on
the edge of the oak's shadow.
What the field guide calls
a "rising, buzzy trill,"
noting the yellow patch on the back,
narrow eye ring,
broad white wing bars.
The world of spirit
sustains the world of things.
Or is it the other way?
Like this:
the parula warbler
perches on a sourwood twig.
Like this:
a sourwood twig
holds the warbler up.
Copyright © 2001 James Owens
