Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The robins are here!

The Robin is the One
That interrupts the Sheet
That hurried flock express their Thirst
When December's on its feet 

The Robin is the One
That wets the perching knot
With his flailing energy —
A hundred sparkling drops —

The Robin is the One
That speechless from his Quest
Submit that Home — and Certainty
And Clawfoot Tubs, are best

     — a less sanctimonious rewrite of Emily Dickinson, seasonally adjusted for the Deep South, by Barbara Tomlinson

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