Overlapping

" Overlapping "

by Suzán Jiván
aka Mom-Mom Suzán

for Kenny, Jimmy & Eric...

Boldly
in the open
on poles
bright rufous
shoulders
juvenile
wing-linings
thighs
streaked
down below
narrow
two-toned
scarce and local
visible only in display
puffed up rapidly drumming
wing thumping, "cluck", rusty rump
sharp, "chik", harsh, "check"
red-bellied distended upended in head
chattering rattle ladder-backed
white patch, red cap, cactus canyon
barred on back, black-capped carrion
overlapping black bib whining wheezy
"Deee-deeer, deee-deeer, deee-deeer"