Sunday, June 15, 2025

Michael Lee Johnson


Breadcrumbs for Starving Birds 

 

Smiling across the ravine,

snow-cloaked footbridge.

Prickly ropes slick with ice,

snow-clad boards, pepper sprinkled

with raccoon tracks, virgin markers,

a fresh first trail.

Across and safe,

I toss yellow breadcrumbs

onto white snow for starving birds.


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