A Bird Losing Control (The Arctic Warbler) Poem by alex sarich

This bird a conservationists concern
has disappeared from our human lens
while an oversight has discovered it's a return
only to be found in woodland fens.

Threatened species in decline
streaked brown back spotted
with pale underpants to its spine
forehead flattened, feathers knotted.

Not seen for fifteen years, East, West
of Europe, Asia, and Africa late-year
needs to breed to solve our quest
a passerine bird small and austere.

Mixing diets of insects and berries
for promiscuous parents, they are
quelling hunger to fill their bellies
chattering from wide and afar.