a nest of wishing wells

photo by shf

sturdy with straw and strands of hair

twigs flown in by ample beak

moss-filled gaps where chills might land

island of solitude

promise of destiny

given time and temperature and genetic poetry

eternal dose of instinct

cracked shell emergence

faith’s reach for nurture

stretch of wing

and if grace allows

incubated potential

to wild flight

the natural order of things