Half-Notes

Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
 What Do You See?

A swirling cloud of starlings
Against the pink dusk flies,
And gathers like a murmur
In the twilight skies.

Tiny black half-notes
On a silent infinite staff,
A collective breath
In sudden graceful draft.

Soon they will disperse
Like a whispered flight
Into the graying coolness
Of the evening’s muted light.

Below, the bustling city
Holds its collective breath;
Two different worlds suspended
Between life and death.

NAR©2026
#WDYS

This is “Starlings” by Randy Stonehill

What do you see # 355- 24 August, 2026 – Up or down!

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