Catching the Sky

by Brad Bennett, Alan S. Bridges, and Michael Dylan Welch

First published in Frogpond 46:2, Spring/Summer 2023, page 40. Originally written in May of 2020 via Zoom.

a treetop robin

throws its song

spring blossoms Brad

on an electric meter

the mother robin warms her clutch Alan

motionless cat

listening to the robin

listening to the lawn Michael

changing weather

robins call and respond Brad

Earth Day

a father robin

feeds the newborns Alan

a robin’s eggshell

catches the sky Michael