the sentry
guarding the feeder
as dawn wakes the day
The Queen’s Scepter
knighthood
is bestowed upon
all the glories and duties of snow
Like A Tattered Flag
the barn endured
dutifully
despite the wear
Beauty’s Second Duty
perfectly pretty
the petaled
mulch
Bee At Work
in the duty
of labor lies
the virtue of purpose
Service
home sweet home
the many duties
of the maple tree
Duty
in service
to the season
cliffside color clings
The Gardener
his work
is his vocation
the duty of pollination
Cardinal
fulfilling ecclesiastical duties
of bearing beauty and witness
carrying divinity’s spirit
Black and White
Scratch and cluck, peck and lay
so is the sum of the chicken’s day.