Crow
A hangdog crow, indecisively
slumped on a post,
hesitates between nowheres.
Something's crushed his gusto.
Failure must be inherent
in his life too. Sometimes
feathers get their sheen
from a slow leak of serotonin.
Don Thompson has been writing about the San Joaquin Valley for over fifty years. He has published a dozen or so books and chapbooks. For more information and links to publishers, you can visit his website here: www.don-e-thompson.com.