Black-Capped Carrion

" Black-Capped Carrion "

by Suzán Jiván

Boldly
in the open
on poles
bright rufous
shoulders
juvenile
wing-
linings
thighs
streaked
down below
narrow
two-toned
scarce
and local
visible only
on display
puffed up
rapidly
drumming
wing
thumping
"cluck"
rusty
rump
sharp
"chik"
harsh
"check"
red-bellied
distended
upended
on head
chattering
rattle
ladder-
backed
white
patch
red cap
cactus
canyon
barred
in back
black-
capped
carrion
over-
lapping
black
bib
whining
wheezy,
"Deee deeer
Deee deeer
Deee deeer"...