The blue magpie is the national bird of Taiwan. Almost four months now in Taiwan. I wrote this poem today.

A life, now in Taiwan.
One limb, one finger at a time.
The blue magpie,
calls her fledglings.
A new nest of
perfect mud awaits.
A lilt in her voice,
she tells the story again.
An outline of a child,
mending his fence.
Hair drawn back,
sun in the bones.
And the sound of life,
being moved.