A Bird
Landed on our garden sprinkler,
In a hot summer blur
It looked thirsty and drained,
So with the flick of a switch I rained
The spray of water,
A butterfly slaughter
Its fluttery wings wet,
A swooping bird's silhouette
Snatched up in a blink,
The beak a smear of colorless ink.
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