Rabbit and Rose
apples __ YES...
the cherry_yellow pie kind
striped sweet & crisp
find the ground & rot
I've always lived near trees
but yesterday I heard a thump
& found a different gift
pounding out life -- a quail
my window had clearly killed
I worry about finding things
friends -- money -- love
but this bird -- her breast
still warm -- game me to understand
waste is not loss -- nor wealth gain
no dumpster
an oven deserved
her soft remains
which I plucked
& baked with rice...