first courage
black-capped chickadee
at leisurely breakfast
in the birdseed tray
ignoring the wrought iron bird
that so frightened all the wild
birds when my daughter first
set out the try
it was a lesson in avian learning
for me to watch the first scrub jay
who perched at the far side of the tray
pecking with half his attention
on that dark, unmoving shape
after his first bravery
so many have followed
and are now nonchalant
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