WATCH THE SPARROWS

Who watches the sparrows
in Central Park

as they stir their wings
not expecting tomorrow

yet humbly provided for
ironically in one word answers

as the leaves and acorns
drop near the marathon

Carmen an opera star sings
an aria of Bizet

Russian miracle dancers
with ballet shoes

hustle by a guitar player
new to the city

with Whitman on his knee
feeds the birds.