Fay Slimm.

April Affair

 

April Affair.

 

This misty green morning 

of tender Spring rain

muffles cacklings and

noisy  squarkings

as jackdaw-songs ruffle 

quiet air with loud

raucous  chatterings.

 

Helloes from every male

ego croaks overtone 

tunes to nearby lady-bird

shyness as makings

of nestings appear

with twiggy-thin gifts 

collected with care 

and dropped at feet  

with unique bird-speak

for an April affair.

 

Orchestrated cacophony

played out with force 

of pre-mating offers

each time the same

when call of Spring

urges arise again

by first of April.