The text (which is rather small):

this goldfinch
perched on the edge
of spring

shrub bed --
scratching out a living
the sparrow

some nodding yes
some nodding no:
daffodils


Bill Waters lives n Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition, he runs the Poetry in Public Places Project on Facebook. He can be reached at billwaters.wordsmith@gmail.com and on Instagram @billwaterspoet.

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Published in Hopewell Valley Neighbors, March 2023 issue.

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