Brush strokes

 ‘Brush strokes’ Trgates,8/21/2026

Dogwoods and Willows 

weep in hope’s redemption,

Cardinals and Redbirds 

welcome their empathy. 

other Redbirds joined by Ravens 

sing their divergent tunes,

like a Psalmist’s lyre 

an ironic by name Lyrebird 

weds these choral and visual artists. 

synchronicity or it’s the day’s breath,

tears and laughter,

whispers and pauses,

prayers or silence 

join the unseen breeze

giving trees and birds flight

for their brush strokes 

between the heavens.