Birds’ Nests

You see birds’ nests

like upicked fruit

in branches bare

of any leaves.

When I was small

Grandma cut my hair

and tossed the clumps

onto our lawn.

“Birds will use it

to line their nests

and keep the eggs

safe and warm.”

An amazing thing:

my ordinary hair

woven into a bird’s

wild tapestry.

    Ordinary Things: Poems From a Walk in Early Spring