Word-Pigeons

Word-Pigeons

by David B. Swanger


A thousand words fly from my pen
Like so many fluttering carrier pigeons
And as if by some secret modulation process
Each word-pigeon carries a special message
Strapped to its belly.

The mere thought of flapping wings
Sings of a certain vibratory essence
(The stacatto flap flap flap
Rings in unison with the rythm
Of a higher system).

And so I pray that you, my friend
May intercept my message in mid-air
And through friendly attunement
Take it from the belly of my words
And join me in peaceful understanding.