Doris Lynch

When All the Birds Are Gone

Will we see their signature shapes on swirls of cirri? Hear their warbles on autumn winds? Recall how they flew so gracefully, even tandem, in the storm-spiked air? Season after season, will we leave empty feeders outside so children can share stories about miniature beings that once flew in place? When all the birds vanish, who will hold up the sky?

silence
beyond silence
pockmarked moon 

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About the Author

Doris Lynch’s collections include Swimming to Alaska (Bottom Dog Press) and Meteor Hound, both published in 2023. She has won fellowships from the Alaska Council on the Arts, Indiana Arts Council, and the Chester H. Jones Foundation, and awards from the Poetry Society of America, Genjuan International Haibun Contest, and the Haiku Society of America Haibun Contest.

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