Peck

Watching a few small birds
In a bird-depleted
Age, how much they’re moving,

Conversing, each busy . . .
A morning chasing chores
That can’t be avoided,

Is not so different
From the life of a bird,
An ever-hungry bird,

Busily getting things
Done, not so different
From any animal,

Probably predator
Calmly watching birds work,
You’d more likely credit

As an analogy
For life in the moment,
For some enlightenment.