This beautiful flicker
Collided with one of our windows yesterday
And fell to the deck, stunned.
Her eyes at first were open,
But as they slowly closed, I feared the worst,
And the sadness over the loss
Was coloring my thoughts until
I saw her slowly flex her wings,
Then fly, ever so gracefully, away.
Recovery, I thought, thinking of friends
Who struggle with great challenges,
Takes time: I pray this flicker’s ease of flight
Will echo in the lives of all who deal with loss.
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