NEIGHBORS
The cardinal in my Katsura tree
Stares at my blue spruce
From which a house finch emerges
To chase him up to the roof.
As I walk to the workout gym
A squirrel crosses my path.
I’m of no concern to him,
An acorn within his grasp.
The robin gives me a look
And continues with his quest
Hoping to trace the route
Of earthworms under the grass
As on a nearby birch
A woodpecker hammers his search.
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