We’ll just say that there is a woman in this costume. All the pictures that showed a woman in a cardinal costume were not fit to post on a family blog. I want to keep my PG rating.
On my way to Food Lion
I came upon a woman
Walking in the middle
Of Cardinal Drive
Like a bird,
But she didn’t just walk like a bird;
She looked like a bird.
Her short reddish hair stuck up in back
Like a cardinal’s on a bad hair day.
Small and light, she wore
Red slacks and a white blouse
And she held her arms out
Diagonally with her hands at right angles
As if they were wings and
She was trying to fly.
She skittered along
Never gaining altitude
Oblivious to me and my car
In her own world
A world of soft breezes,
Clear skies
Berries and seed in season
And a long road to glide along
And try to soar
And try to soar.
*The name of the street has been changed to protect this lady’s identity. There is no Cardinal Drive in Manassas. There is one, however, in Dale City, but I’ve never driven on it.
Dan Verner
March 16, 2016
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