Whippoorwill’s Egression

Whippoorwill’s somber melody
assures conclusion
as she perches disheartened
swallowing shallow
breaths of the
melancholy wind.
 
Her spirit barren, contrasting
intended leave-rooting
nests camouflaged by
enchanted evening songs
heard persistently
among the sheltered
unstinted countryside.
 
Flocks repeat arias
vocalizing a euphonious
tune as sporadic dull-tone
chirps escape her beaten bill,
she rests tired in the
shrouded copper-colored
landscape.
 
Moths and insects supply
nourishing sustenance
for clusters, but she
refuses the lure,
her last flight and meal
surrendered
as she fades
away into
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