THE DAINTY MONSTERS
Michael
Ondaatje
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Pigeons, Sussex Avenue
In dark grey or black
they silhouette the vantage points,
reconnoitering yards profoundly,
slight falls of snow betraying their stoneness.
They peck throats, tilt, and sway,
and spraying out a wing to be cleaned
break the image.
There first thing in the morning:
necks puffed, and red feet
cautiously starring the crusted surface,
holding in fur
a slowing freezing mind.
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