Blue tit sings
on a branch, its tiny claws
firmly take hold
of a protruding matchwood,
lichen-covered, barely
holding. The little singer
sticks to it effortlessly,
ruffling its feathers, every
gasp of air a last gasp
ruffling up against nature.

When it is cold, you can see
the song – thin whiffs
of resistance in winter air.

©

Sven Kretzschmar is an internationally published German poet. His work has appeared most recently in Fly on the Wall, North West Words, Live Encounters, ROPES and erbacce among others; Poetry Jukebox in Belfast, Writing Home, The ‘New Irish’ Poets (Dedalus Press, 2019) and Turangalîla-Palestine (Dairbhre, 2019). Sven was shortlisted for Allingham Poetry Award 2019, Over the Edge New Writer of the Year 2019, Saolta Arts Annual Poetry Competition 2020, and received special mention in the Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2020. Further work is forthcoming in 100 Words of Solitude, The High Window, and Aloe Magazine.
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