SANDHILL CRANES

by Daniel Green
Florida, U.S.A.

Usually a pair, at times a threesome,
migrants from far far north, they roam
the fairways, their dagger beaks unbury
worms and beetles, leave holes to trap golf balls.

Graceful, self-assured they pay no heed to golfers.
Resume their stately gait, break into simultaneous
leaping pirouettes, a ritual to display their
joy at courting as faithful constant mates.

Today, our backyard feeder spilled sunflower
seeds, enticed a pair of red-topped cranes
to spend an hour to feast, no dig required.
Sated, they depart, unhurried, in a stilted stride.

 
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