Darling
As we stand before the window in our private morning, I reclaim the word from all your past lovers
The sky stammers, breaks into light, reveals a palette of birds at the feeders: blue jays, cardinals, a shock of yellow finches
Our small world sings its green vernacular, its language of growth
Darling, I say with the absolute trust of the bird for its wing
A word-seed, Love
Eva Tihanyi is the author of five books of poetry, including Wresting the Grace of the World (Black Moss, 2005) and Restoring the Wickedness (Thistledown, 2000). She teaches at Niagara College in Welland, Ontario, and is a regular book reviewer for the National Post. She recently completed her first short story collection and is now contemplating a novel.
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