Bird-Watching — Gwyneth H. C. Dawes

BIRD-WATCHING

(For Chochоo)

dove
swallow
weaver
eagle
falcon
Five
gliding gently in the calm;
flapping bravely in the storm;
a lark appears
upon the wind.
Acceptance.
Six
dipping low
soaring high;
fraternity in flight.

Gwyneth H. C. Dawes

EDITOR’S NOTE

First published in Nigeria Magazine on 1 January 1987. This archival presentation preserves the poem and its original attribution for contemporary readers.