"murmuration" & "where to find the sweetest mango" by J. R. Wilkerson

murmuration

i drew a bead,

wings

of carnival glass

plumage,

he

summoned

a cloudburst

of starlings

for his

eulogy

where to find the sweetest mango

in

mumbai

beg your pardon

nay, manila

i heard her say

or perhaps that

fabled garden

that

ruined us,

either way

J. R. Wilkerson is not Dr. Hurst's prized pupil, but he's working on it.