Nesting

ELIZABETH DAVIS JONES

April 7, 2020

Nature sounds the alarm.

Unprepared she responds,

frantically nesting

to provide for her young.

Is this place safe?

In creeps panic,

silently spreading 

to topple confidence.

Unknown enemies lurk!

Shuttered she waits,

faithfully protecting her young

to restore hope in the future.

ELIZABETH DAVIS JONES is a middle school reading specialist for the Prince William County Schools  in Northern Virginia. She is currently a PhD candidate in Curriculum & Instruction at Texas Tech University specializing in Language, Diversity, and Literacy Studies.