Alisa Golden

Like That

I dissolve
a little with each
tablespoon of sugar
water for the nectar:

a little of me
fills each red
feeder and waits
for a taker,

the needle-nose dipstick
measuring how much
is left, a signal
for a refill

and another
Like,
which keeps
the circle going.


Alisa Golden reads a paper newspaper at breakfast, walks her inner dog daily, and edits Star 82 Review while imagining she saw another bird. www.neverbook.com | www.star82review.com