Snowbank Signs of Spring: Eight

Wade through the pond

Birdseed bank - April 5, 2011 © SB

in the garage.

Find a shovel,
find a pail,
and wait
for months
of birds' delights
to surface, sink
into your backyard
slough.

Get ready to scoop layers
of finches' leavings,
redpolls' seeds,

sunflower husks
from sparrows,
starlings,
woodpeckers,
and chickadees.

Dump shells in compost,
muck you can't identify
in dumpsters
in the alley. You'll see all
that spring reveals
in this birdseed bank.

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