Crow

crow on deck with cowlick
balanced on rail   hops on
the back of my chair   hey
he flutters but stays
snaps up a Triscuit
flits to the opposite
rocker   cackles   watches
me sip new wine
nips at the cheddar
gurgles it down
I reach out to smooth
his feathers   he trumpets
wide open beak   flies
to a branch in the silver
maple   purrs like a cat