MLMM Monday Wordle #485 presents the following words for us to work with:
town, anxiety, box, half, wrong, sound, today, full, bench, running, message, again
Unruffled
Pigeons—
Ever hopeful,
Eyes on the box
On the bench
Beside him.
His half-eaten lunch.
Today,
As on most days,
He sits on the bench
And the pigeons wait,
Shuffling impatiently.
A little anxious,
Scattering as runners
Jog past nearby,
Reassembling again,
watching, waiting.
Beyond the bench
The sound of the town—
Horns,
Beeps,
Clatter—
Muted by the trees
But a message full of urgency.
Not his message.
Oblivious
To the thrum around him,
He breaks bread
With the pigeons.
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This is great! Thanks for joining in. Pigeons do tend to gather in 'predictable' places.
ReplyDeleteWhich might be one of the more useful ways to spend one's time.
ReplyDeletepoignant but lovable, enjoyable..
ReplyDeleteThere's a loneliness in these lines also a yearning for solitude.
ReplyDeleteI have a bit of anxiety when it comes to pigeons getting too close ~~ I'll let you deal with them😁 Enjoyed reading your poem!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful metaphor - never will I underestimate the humble pigeon again - they are indeed wise - Jae
ReplyDeleteEvery being has its own roll on Earth.
ReplyDeleteAt least they wait patiently; my dog would wait for you to turn away, and steal the bread!
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