Cynthia Anderson
Arrival
by Cynthia Anderson
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Cynthia Anderson has published 13 poetry collections, including Arrival (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, 2023) and Full Circle (Cholla Needles Press, 2022). Her poems appear frequently in journals and anthologies, and her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. She has lived in California for over 40 years. www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com
Rarae Aves
I walk into a day that belongs to birds
who watch me from crowns of trees,
tops of rocks and power poles—
with each swoop, they weave a net of air,
a lattice to hold my attention, calling
repeatedly—the jay’s squawk echoes
in my belly, then the trill of wren,
the opera of mockingbird and thrasher,
the soprano chips and calls
of sparrows, bushtits, verdins—
still they come, these precious birds
who still exist, vibrating the hollow
reed of my body, singing even
while millions drop out of sight—
