Come in flying with clouds and wind
they look for the oranges, grape jelly,
the oriole feeder, and Betty.
She puts up lace curtains then watches
through the panels to see her orioles
wind down their flight
for a month of heaven
before they fly all the back to Baltimore.
Do they know what a haven
they have been coming to
all these years?
Bird mommies tell the story
to their babies and when the newbirds
arrive, Betty's greetings dot
the yard all over with orange,
the solicitation of loyalty,
and a love of birds
that even Audobon couldn't match.
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