Saturday, February 13, 2016

Messenger from the Gods

Messenger from the Gods

     Quetzal, Quetzal, springtime bright,
     Dressed in green and red and white
     That’s iridescent in the light
     Of morning at a mountain’s height.

     Resplendent Quetzal flying free
     Perched upon a feathery tree
     Bedecked with ferns and mossy lace,
     A forest with a different face.

     Endangered Quetzal posed so proud
     Disappearing in a cloud
     That harbors a fertile midday mist—
     A ghost no more while we insist.

     (quetzal = ket-'sȁl)


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