The Birds of Morris Graves, by David Jibson

Surf Birds, by Morris Graves (USA), 1940.

The Birds Of Morris Graves

oh - these are not the pretty
painted plovers of Audubon
but spirit birds of nature
that seek to nest in that
wounded wilderness of the inner eye
maddened by the sound of machinery
on logged-off mountains
myths of division and separation
Taoist owls in times of change
moonbirds with their haunted bouquets
singing in the next dimension

David Jibson

David Jibson grew up in western Michigan near the dunes and shores of Lake Michigan and now lives in Ann Arbor. He is retired from a 35-year career in Social Work, most recently with a Hospice agency. He is a member of the Crazy Wisdom Poetry Circle and co-editor of the literary and visual arts magazine, Third Wednesday.