Darling Starlings

A twittle

Heather Lee
1 min readApr 6, 2023
A zoomed out photo between the beams of the attic. There is a small window at the end of the attic with the outline of a bird to the right of the window.

The two starlings in the attic

Think they’re fantastic darlings.

I need them to become history

Instead of a bit of a mystery.

From what secret “where” did they get in?

They crash against the window

They are not subtle of decision

It’s time for them to go.

Son flings the window wide

The birds, oblivious to his tries,

Fly to the opposite side.

Daughter steps up, another sacrifice.

Go, birds, go! Son and Daughter shout

Using hoots and waving hands.

The darling starlings fly low

Into cool air Out the window.

Last week’s adventure involving 2 Starlings stuck in my attic was the perfect opportunity to dust off my twittle skills.

A zoomed in photo of a black and white speckled starling bird sitting on a mounted wire in the attic

Want to give a twittle a try? Checkout this new poetic form created by Carolyn Hastings by clicking on the link below! Enjoy and thanks, Carolyn!

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Heather Lee
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Written by Heather Lee

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