STILL DRY

Cicadas sing
above the humming
water pump

bird bath evaporates
under drooping leaves
of liquid amber
dropping branches
to survive

so far the tree
where the wood pigeon sits
is safe
and the blackbird
still scolds
about territory

baby fantails
dither plumply
on the railing
while thirsty earth
waits for rain.

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