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Imported sparrows, so ubiquitous
and commonly adorned like muddy stains
and topsoil smudges fitted on the North
American deciduous woods, so
simplistic – unobtrusive, plain and small –
no competition for a native flight.
No foggy morning picturewindow loss
when sparrows hide away amiss, across
the misty hidden grayness. Malachite –
bright polished canopies of trees – and all
they native technicolored host: their flow
of vibrancy indigenous is worth
some million sparrows. Yet my gaze remains
transfixed on common friends newbiequitous.*












*Übermaniam. “Newbiequitous” at Word Mint: New Words Minted Fresh for the World by Wordsmiths from India. Posted Tuesday, 25 April 2006 at 5:23am @ http://wordmint.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_archive.html:

Newbiequitous
Meaning: Being all over the place because one is unschooled at whatever it is that is being attempted.
Pronounciation: Rhymes with 'ubiquitous'.
Usage: Trolling the blogosphere newbiequitously for friends, he was ridiculed and rejected for his, obviously, gauche ways.
Root: Newbie+Ubiquitous

this is simply wonderful, joel
the sparrow, ubiquitous though she may be, is such a beloved carrier of metaphor. Perhaps that is why she wears symbol so well.