Clarity
Sorrow, O sorrow, moves like a loose flock 
of blackbirds sweeping over the metal roofs, over the birches,  
                    and the miles.  
    One wave after another, then another, then the sudden  
                                                            opening 
where the feathered swirl, illumined by dusk, parts to reveal  
the weeping  
                     heart of all things. 
Copyright © 2024 by Vievee Francis. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on January 12, 2024, by the Academy of American Poets.
