Prism in the Window

Scramble up the woven curtain hem! Direct path to the wide painted windowsill. High morning vantage point secured! Right beside the window latch hangs a beveled glass suncatcher on a brass chain. Sharp pause. Head tilt! I step closer on cautious talons, inspecting the heavy triangular crystal. Reach forward—hook! I nudge the pointed corner with my claw tip. Clink! The glass swings wide, swaying like a pendulum in the crisp morning light. A dazzling burst of sharp rainbow flares splashes across the white paint and onto my scaly toes! Living spectrum awakened!