Building Your Wren's Nest: Robert Bly

Photo by Nottsexminer

The inner nest not made by instinct
Will never be quite round,
And each has to enter the nest
Made by the other imperfect bird.

Robert Bly
from Listening to the Koln Concert

Photo by Tibor Nagy

 

why so restless
restless, restless?
little wren

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

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