Huge pillars of cactus
loom on the hillside --
but I can't tell
which one shelters
a bird whimpering in song.
I imagine her body
mottled in gray like old lace
and her small head crowned
with a black crest. Sweet
mantilla bird
crying into the desert
for anyone
who wants a kindred voice,
the comfort of an echo.
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