SINGLE SUBJECT DESIGN

The cardinal back
in the crabapple tree both
blossoms into song
his red body
on branches full of red berries
form a single moment
that defies
                    the probability
of such a match
in nature randomly
assigned

                    suggests
categories
of correlations
that cannot be measured
or replicated
at regular intervals
under similar conditions

the cardinal's song
is not the same as the berry
his red a different red
but they seem to indicate
some harmony
within a construct

that cannot be
determined from
the variables as presented
how does one control
for the angle of sun
wind direction and
intensity
                  cloud density
and previous rainfall
none of which
account for
                    this threshold
created by a bird singing
on a branch
                    that opens
                    into the whispered
                    promise
                                   of absolute
                                   order