Solitary Bird*

Was the single
Pacific Wren
lonely,
jealous of the
thousands of
Bohemian Waxwings?
Did the lone
Common Goldeneye
feel uncommon?
Does the
Song Sparrow
mute it's melody
envying the mass
of Common Redpolls?
What to make of the
coincidence of
three
Three-toed Woodpeckers?

*inspired by the 2016 Anchorage Christmas bird count

A.H.