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# Macaw
- URL: https://dianaludwick.com/macaw/
- Published: 2026-05-14T05:07:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-14T05:07:00.000Z
- Description: “Macaw,” a short poem on a diorama, written Thursday, May 14, poem 134 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "All Eyes on the Scarlet Macaw" by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Dry Humor, Poems, Short-form Musings, Unserious, Art, D.C., Diorama, El Presidente, Eyes, Macaw, May, Patio, Restaurant, Scarlet Macaw, Spring, Stranger than Fiction, Washington, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

The Scarlet Macaw sways above me  
its dramatic shadow catches my eye.  
Eyes, in turn, are all on this festive bird,  
mine, and larger-than-life ones   
that stare out, unblinkingly.  
  
I'm not quite sure what I stumbled into  
off the streets of Washington, D.C.,   
but I know that the scents wafting   
from the tables that surround me   
are making me hungry.  
  
"We can't seat you until 8:30 —  
Unless you sit on the Patio."  
It's just past six, so we nod,   
"Yes, yes, please,"   
and wait for our server to   
guide us through the busy venue.  
  
The restaurant is a riot   
of colors, shapes, textures, as if   
Main Character Energy was a place.  
Suede-covered menus,   
velvet swivel stools,   
brass bands,   
checker-striped wicker benches.  
  
We take our seats,   
already lost in the wilderness   
of this restaurateur's creation.  
They had us at the scarlet macaws.  
Anything yet to come   
will be the Chamoy on top.