devotion (a pantoum)

(The pantoum is a poetic form originating in 15th century Malaysia that uses repetition. It's a poem of any length composed of four-line stanzas in which the second and fourth lines of each stanza serve as the first and third lines of the next stanza. The final stanza is often two lines from the first stanza.)

devotion — a pantoum

delight pours out of her
at the brave tiny birds
filled with anthem to greet
this blemished world

brave tiny birds
cheer on her courage 
save our blemished world
they warble bold, pipe joy

they entice her courage
mere snacks for hawks
warble bold and pipe joy
croon beauty, trill wonder

mere snacks for hawks
yet they live their lives
trill and croon beauty until
she is engraved with reverence

they tend to their lives
build nests and feed babies
she is engraved with reverence
and carved in devotion

birds greet with anthem
she is filled with delight