Monday, October 20, 2025

did you know.

did you know

the bird would build its nest 

on the wreath of our front door 

again and again 

each spring?

deciding each march 

that the circle of bent wood and fake yellow flowers 

hanging 

against the bright red of our front door
 
would be the place 

she would continue to call home 

and raise her young from tiny eggs.

tempting us to crane our necks 

and bend our ears towards the 

carefully closed door

listening for tiny bird song each morning 

listening for life on the other side of our own. 

- Katie Riedel 
A poem inspired during Bets' writing circle <3

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