The Panda’s Orchestra

On a misty

mountaintop,

a panda,

secret maestro,

wields

a bamboo baton,

with a furry paw

the other

tracing a crescendo.

With a nod

to the waking thrush,

the panda coaxes

the chorus to life—

soft trills

sounding in fog,

each bird

stirred

by a quiet command.