I find this quite haunting Frank and the last line is perfect.
bw
James
>From: Frank Faust <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Sub - Harbinger
>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:05:30 +1000
>
>the movement caught my eye
>a sudden motion repeated
>like a nervous twitch
>the clouds are a pure white against blue
>high up and distant this bright morning
>and in the flowering cherry
>a small fantail is ticking its tail
>neither a wagtail nor a scissors-grinder
>unless very young
>but a new bird among the blossom
>yet another sign of spring
>I will call it harbinger
>
>~
>
>Frank
>
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