The Trike Returns:
Knot
Terry Lowenstein
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Knot's Landing
Calidris canutus (Linnaeus)
This carpet of birds
dines with delight
in freshly mown fields of hay
or between ocean waves or arctic ice.
The sky above, their roof
the earth, a pillow for their heads,
sociable and pleasant,
they are happiest in flocks.
Together they fly as one
or congregate upon the beach
in mudflats and in furrowed fields.
In winter they dress in gray;
in spring, red.
Short legged, robust and plump,
a delightful bird indeed.
A 'common knot' the experts say
but I've always disagreed,
for such a bird, uncommon
is the better word.
~Terry Lowenstein
Terry Lowenstein's writing appears in numerous magazines, newspapers and anthologies. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, two daughters, and two cats: Dickens and Emerson. Email.
© 2002 by Terry Lowenstein. All Rights Reserved.
© Copyright 2002 by Cayuse Press. All Rights Reserved.
This page updated August 31, 2002.