Chard DeNiord

1952 / New Haven, Connecticut

Mr. Handsome

A blue jay with a haircut
at the feeder turned to look at me.
"Nice hair cut," I said
and he flew away.
As for me,
I let my hair grow down to my shoulders.
But no matter how I wore it, short or long,
I was always "a sight" to him.
I spoke.
He flew.
Again and again.
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