Narrow

I would like to be the narrowest twig

at the end of a narrow scrub willow branch

that a Yellow Warbler grasps

with its narrow, scaled toes

for the few seconds it takes

to snatch a hidden larva.

Singing while feeding,

sipping the spring air

through narrow nostrils,

then vanishing from view.

As light as the air it flies through.

A pinnacle in this thin tract of time.

© 2022 Richard Havenga

Photo Location: Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan