02-25-2025, 11:05 PM
Mates for Life
Our cardinals have returned
to the battered boxwood
outside the kitchen window.
She's a lovely
muted brown; he stands out
robustly red.
Hidden inside by our window
we marvel at how they work
with shared purpose
gathering sticks and stems
from frigid ground
to build a sturdy nest.
We cheer on the urgency
of their song
their call and response
singing life into the yard.
They remind me, darling
of what we are.
Our cardinals have returned
to the battered boxwood
outside the kitchen window.
She's a lovely
muted brown; he stands out
robustly red.
Hidden inside by our window
we marvel at how they work
with shared purpose
gathering sticks and stems
from frigid ground
to build a sturdy nest.
We cheer on the urgency
of their song
their call and response
singing life into the yard.
They remind me, darling
of what we are.