House Finch Singing

Through these words, know this moment:
At no time does time happen.
Giant sunflowers sprouted

Alongside weedy species
Against the cinderblock wall.
Hummingbird dueled hummingbird.

Past the wall, human voices,
Mourning doves, wind chimes, and roars
From the road plaited themselves

With birdsong like wildflowers,
Weedy wildflowers braided
Into a young girl’s long hair.

That’s how it went yesterday
While various worlds ended.
At no time did time happen.