VI.

Bird Tower of Babble at the Bird Tree

perched on by immigrants and varied species

speaking disparate languages

 

As with humans, language reveals:

 

The soft bizz bizz of gentle Chicadees,

and a quiet low chirp from flitting hummingbirds –

it’s their wings that hum!

 

The Blue Jay is assertive and loud

Robins sing pretty songs at a distance

House Sparrows skitter quietly on the ground

 

Woodpeckers make an edgy sound, and Ravens

well, Ravens are just discordant and loud.

Ravens do not sing!