One Way of Looking at Thirteen Blackbirds

A black cat crossing your path is bad for luck, it’s said. But to cross the path of thirteen blackbirds— that has to be a sign. There’s meaning in the way they’re sitting on that line side by shadowy side, yellow eyes unblinking, staring down at you all of one mind, just waiting to dive.

  (First appeared in Redactions: Poetry & Poetics, Issue 13)