Mockingbird
/Our third president owned
a pet mockingbird named Dick.
Let’s not mention what else
he owned. Dick dug Monticello,
that big white layer cake.
He’d click and chatter. He’d mimic
the field slaves’ hosannahs
until he’d almost faint, wobbling
on his perch like a double
fistful of dirty cotton.
By Jefferson Carter
From: United States
Website: https://jeffersoncarterverse.com