The Rubb [ish] Bird

I have be [held] nearer

like [nesses], white winters,


bright, green [lier] summers,

silent, sepia [covered] autumns-


taupe color [ed] springs.


Suppose [dly] there have been

butter-pearled wing [lets]


gold [er] hair bracelets,

deep, river [ed] anklets,


wet, silver [ing] stones-

small trinkets [of] stream.


The rubbish bird, suppose [dly]

heart-flower [ed] fly, unique,


saves itself for garnish [ings]

and skies made [out] of silk.