What Bird Calls
I know not what bird calls across the dusk;
seeking southern forests, it will sing there tomorrow.
Silent wings beat through my darkened skies; in dream
only can I fly, to distant sun-lit lands.
Sleep now; morning comes and I must once more
prepare for winter, not expecting spring.
Stephen Brooke ©2026
somewhat in the shape of a sijo
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