take

It examines
the clutter
of its nest--
piece
of pillow case
frayed
bottom half
of a photo
someone's smile
only
a snatch
of song lyric
few mere
measures
a wrinkled bit
of poetry--
each thing
now
a
pro
pri
ate ed
for some
thing
from some
one
else

It (glittery
eyes)
notes all
it holds
given
freely or
taken
in flight
or
merely
acquired
all
ready
(as if
no
thing of
the real
remained)
used
as bed
or
floor
or
a thing
to chink
the space
left
between twigs.