Starlings
One turns,
all surge in the flock:
ten thousand
wings aligned
unite
swaying
swarming
cloud alive
shapeshifting dangers
into grace
bringing ballet
through the skies.
Starlings © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
View this poem at AllPoetry.com
25 words (prompt limit). Birds brevity challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2782662-Birds-brevity-contest--25-words-or-less
More about starlings and their amazing "murmurations":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starling
Videos on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=starling+murmuration
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Submitted: July 8, 2021