Through the backyard fence
 
I hear my neighbor’s children
 
argue with a crow.

 
 
 

Overcast morning—
 
a crow on my backyard fence
 
blends in with the mist.

 
 
 

Morning by morning
 
four crows alight on my fence
 
for their dog-food treats.

 
 
 

Labor Day morning—
 
four crows alight on my fence
 
for a dog-food treat.

 
 
 

Overcast morning—
 
a crow on the backyard fence
 
blends in with the fog.

 
 
 

First day of August—
 
two doves on my backyard fence
 
keep preening themselves.

 
 
 

While I eat my lunch,
 
a crow on my backyard fence
 
begs for a handout.