Snow Birds

By Arvilla Fee

They flock around the feeders,

birds of every size and color,

scrambling for purchase

on wires and thin perches.

How animated they are,

feathers fanning

the fresh-fallen snow

as they twitter and chirp.

And I wonder why they stay

here in the harshest winters,

snow and ice covering bushes,

branches naked of leaves.

Perhaps it’s because they are

survivors—perhaps it’s because

they know spring is never far away.

Arvilla Fee lives in Dayton, Ohio with her family where she teaches for Clark State and is the lead poetry editor for October Hill Magazine. Her passions are writing, photography, and traveling. Arvilla’s works have been widely published in both national and international presses, including Tipton Poetry Journal, October Hill Magazine, Rye Whiskey Review, Snakeskin, Rat’s Ass Review and others. Her two published poetry books: The Human Side, This is Life, and Mosaic: A Million Little Pieces can be found on Amazon. To learn more, visit her website and check out her magazine, Soul Poetry, Prose & Arts: https://www.soulpoetry7.com