Springtime Alarm Clock
Supposedly, time is a gentle songbird,
but someone forgot to tell
the robin outside my window
in the predawn darkness
who is singing jazz riffs
that would make Charlie Parker proud.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019
Here is my metaphor:
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And here is Charlie Parker, who I chose randomly, but just learned is Charles ("Bird") Parker.
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