Silvereye
By Renee Pettitt-Schipp
Published 1 January 2021
unblinking eye
looking out toward forever
the birdbath is reflective
high on stand
in its gaze
beaks dive and drink
each brief life entering into
its vision
between the immense
and this moment
such a brief
and tender whispering
where in listening
I see
I am already water
become each beak.