Chirp

The wind blew strongly today	The wind blew strongly today
the trees shook	the trees shook
the birds drifted
	the bark curled
crystallized fire stood tall	crystallized fire stood tall
‘gainst Nature’s gale	to Nature’s wail
The Cardinal	The Cardinal
pilots swiftly
	engages air
pulls to land	pulls to land
	approaches the nest
caresses its young
whispers softly	whispers softly
“hey,
	listen.”
“I’ll be
	gone soon,
and you must
	replace me.

Have this.”
“It’s a Glow.	“It’s a Glow.
	Nothing special.
We’ve secured it.	We’ve secured it.
And now
We harness its power.	We harness its power.
	The glow.
It’s yours to keep.	It’s yours to keep.
Use it wisely.
	You’re young.
And remember	And remember
to treat
	it well.
It’s fragile.
	Touch the ice gently.
Control it.	Control it.
Be kind.
And -	And -
	gentle.
Watch.

	One small tap
in the
	wrong spot
will
	how
interfere
	it
with
	functions.
See?
	Watch again.
If you
	so much
as
	with
brush it	brush it
your
	wing,
and the
flashes	branches

crack.	snap.
Under
circumstances
	do not
no
disaster
	caution
tornado
caution	caution
repair
	you can’t
no way to	no way to
reverse
records
	it’s
subject to
	chirp
	engage
	speak
chaos	ϰ⍺ος