Of a Feather

Winged variety...

Bright flashes of red

Give away the Cardinals.

Chick-a-dee-dee-dee
from the capped visitors.

Warning! Warning!
Shriek the Blue Jays!

Loud as a siren
our tiny wrens.

Crowned with a point
the titmouse displays.

Dressed to the nines
the juncos present before a storm.

Sparrows flock about
White crowned ones too.

Nuthatches scampering
like the squirrels around the limbs.

Brown creeper so shy
round and round the trunk.

Mockingbird flashing white on the wing
singing multitudes of songs.

Crows hold caucuses
along side the road.

Whirring wings buzz
Hummingbird zips on by.

Feathered friends on the wing
Speak to nature's diversity.

Feb 20

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

This makes me miss the house I used to live in that bordered the woods in the back. I used to sit on the patio and watch the birds play all day. They are so lovely, interesting and entertaining to watch. Your poem describes their escapades quite well.