The chattering of the elders - v4

 The chattering of the elders - v4

Echoing across the void

the green space, the back yard

the chattering of the elders

a debate, a protest,

lobbing and volleying of opinions

high up in the treetops

in the silence of the storm.

No clouds visible

but the wind a gale

a living presence I can sense

a murmuring high above me

building, subsiding,

repeating again

an ongoing conversation.

A circling cloud of movement

like a flock of birds turning

starlings, maybe ravens,

moving with the wind

shaking, pulling the branches

the maples, the poplars, the firs,

rimming the yard.

The debate swirling, arguments,

positions spoken, returning

like a soloist to the choir

moving beyond this space

like a stamping herd of mustangs

melting into the forest

beyond our yard.

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edited September 3 and September 5, 2020

The chattering of the elders – v4

edited September 1, 2020

The chattering of the elders - v3

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edited August 31, 2020

The chattering of the elders – v2

August 31, 2020

The chattering of the elders

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