CROW GLASS MIRROR (WITHOUT UKULELE CHORDS)

 

“Take your broken heart. make it into art”–Carrie Fisher

 

Swamp perimeter
Sun sets it a’glitter
Feeling distressed
Yes, abandoned nest

Lying on grass
Just shiny crow glass
Black feather nearby
Where’d they fly

Neaten up their home
So want to roam
Been quite a night
I’m ready to take flight

Lay down my shawl
Back against a tree wall
Take out the pieces
Pile of glass increases

Like a kid’s jigsaw
To the tune of a distant caw
They form a circle
And then a skull

A fully formed mirror
Couldn’t be clearer
I see my cracked face
Safe in a hiding place

Message from a crow
Definitely time to go
Glass back in the nest
Feeling less distressed

Final possession in the trunk
I still have lots of spunk
Foot on the gas pedal
I tried, I deserve a medal

Driving through the night
Finally taking flight
Smiling at the crow’s gift
I once again drift

New art, new life…

 

(c) 2020, 2025 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: CROW ON MY BIRD FEEDER 2025