Magpie

My dearly beloveds, I’d like to tell you
and the magpie how very much you are
needed, how very lovely it is to hear you
and your voice, arrow tailed, black winged,
confident in your sources of innate
knowing, the softness of underbelly you 
reveal in pale patches, unafraid of your 
own self and what might next come through
that long-beaked call of yours. Do keep on
calling. Please. Keep speaking your truth. 

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt, copyright April 9, 2024, all rights reserved