Whistler
I might have married a painter,
Therefore his mother. A radar
Detector, a snow-covered
Mountain, a novel
By John Grisham not even
Out yet. No, I wed
The cop directing my rush,
Toot toot, a trainer to test
Agility, a kettle calling
Time to steep. Yes,
But I married this bird you must
Close your eyes to know
At scale, to hear his trills
And fancy arpeggios
Come-come-hithering.
His note of warning.
Source: Poetry (October 2017)