Bird Love and Science
By Lauren Paré
January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023
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I am an ornithologist, which means
I map the path of migratory birds. At night, I vacuum floors and cook green beans For my beloved ones with babbled words: Hello and mama and kitty and play. In fields, I collect feathers, skulls, and beaks Then prepare reports until break of day, While dabbing applesauce from dimpled cheeks. The Peregrine Falcon can soar through skies At over 200 miles per hour. But nothing compares to my daughter’s eyes As she runs to me with her favourite flower. The Bee Hummingbird weighs less than a dime. On walls, I track heights and hold onto time. |
Lauren Paré studied English at the University of Toronto and Law at the University of Ottawa. She is currently pursuing her Creative Writing Certificate at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Pulp Poets Press, Words & Whispers, Pinhole Poetry, Paddler Press and Brimstone & Venus. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
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