Berried Treasures

Berry-filled trees and shrubs

Hiking in the Spring on a mountain side is a 

trapeze artist's dream when blue-winged warblers sing... 

They croon a Frank Sinatra tune as females faint into 

dreams of romantic fantasies and flights of utopia...   

Tree Swallows love a Bluebird Box and raise a flock 

of swallows to grace the Foxglove and honeysuckle vines... 

Mountain streams afford a splashing good time for birds 

and beasties that happen to invade the paradise found.  

Breathing the fresh air can be healing after a 

sequestered existence in the Valley below... 

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh yes, being out in the fresh air and breathing in the goodness is a wonderful feeling...especially when birds are singing Frank Sinatra tunes in the background! :) I liked the play on words...."berried" as opposed to "buried"....very clever. Another poem filled with nature's beauty, Pat. I liked it. Lydi**

[Patricia Wedel]

Lydi... how delightful to read your review.
Walking and breathing fresh air has kept many of us healthy during this unusual time of surviving. To hear the Burds singing and seeing the flowers bloom is reason for Hope of healing ... believing that we will also be whole in Spirit and able to mingle with friends at gatherings. truly, Pat

[barleygirl]

So much cleverness! I love the play on words in the title. I love the Sinatra reference, with the swooning romantic aura it lends to your twittering upon birds with lively personification. Nobody brings the birds alive like you do. I might have told you this, but not too long ago I read the book "One for the Blackbird & One for the Crow" -- referring to the way a farmer must plant enuf for the birds becuz there's no way you can scare them all away. This year, I finally gave up defending my original strawberry patch, giving it over to the birds & happy they haven't noticed my new strawberry patch, which has much bigger berries anyway! Let them have those measly things from old plants that could probably stand to be pulled. It's a win-win solution! Love your berry fest zapping with zippy delight (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Margie... you are a delight like fresh Strawberries 🍓 the first of June ...
Later on, they seem to be so tough and are picked before they are Ripe. When we moved to this house almost three years ago... the Circle of homes is a Bird Sanctuary. I am happy to be one on one with my feathered friends. Your review is a Treasure. tenderly, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

Nothing like fresh mountain air ( I live in it!!) I love your vivid images of Warblers crooning out Frank Sinatra tunes and other birds doing what comes naturally. And mountain streams affording a bird bath or even a drink or two. A hiker's dream for sure. Thanks for sharing Pat, just lovely!

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Betty... how charming to think of you in the mountains... there is always the music of our feathered friends. Wish Frank could read this poem... he would smile with those baby blue eyes. gently, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

Yes indeed!

[AJNJ]

Loved this spring hike up the mountain side...so rich with nature's love, replete with its heavenly bird song liberating one from the dullness of existence, reminding one of life's beauteous blessings. Keep sharing Ms. Pat...

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Peston... during this time of social distancing, we can be in tune with Nature.
Of course if we have a “curfew” we need to
find a mountain close by... always something in small print. It is good to find an alternative way to pray and play. truly, Pat

[AJNJ]

Indeed Ms. Pat...It’s a blessing to have a mountain close by! To pray and play...

[Abhishek Asthana]

One of the refreshing piece... Few lines utterly brings smile on face and this content is like that... thanks for sharing !!
Keep writing

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Abhishek... a pleasure to read your review. I love to write about flowers and birds as the add so much to the charm of living. tenderly, Pat

[Moonie]

I try to keep myself active with morning 5 o' clock jogs these days. I think that is one of the times when nature is at its purest. Even though I wear a mask, I can still feel the freshness of the air and hear the chirping birdies!
I love how you detail the beauty of nature in your poems! Much love!
Also, love the pun on "buried treasure" in the title!

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Moonie... love reading how you enjoy your walks in the fresh air; I take walks without a Mask but have it close in case I meet up with someone... I love the fresh air more now than ever. Even the Wild Geese that fly down to a pond seem to not be afraid to be close by. I appreciate your kind review and hope to read more of your poems. tenderly, Pat

[Coyote Poetry]

The song of nature. Those birds could be singing some Frankie Valli songs. Thank you dear Pat for sharing the wonderful poetry.
Coyote

[Patricia Wedel]

dear John... I can just imagine the birds singing... “Can’t take my eyes off of you”.
Birds really do stare at us and teeet like crazy. Thanks for a charming review. tenderly, Pat

[Coyote Poetry]

Was my pleasure dear Pat and you are welcome.

[Robert Trakofler]

I am due for a nice walk in the woods to hang with your friends in the trees and bushes very soon my lovely patricia partridge or will you be a parrot:)

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Bunny... a partridge in a pear tree.. a friend gave me an antique Pin of a Parrot that belonged to her grandmother. It has an unusual clasp. It was quite a gesture. Yes, walking in the woods is a blessing to commune with spirit birds of our ancestors.
Thank you for an adorable review. gently, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Picture perfect of haziness made to suit nature's and music lovers especially of the legend Frank Sinatra. Nothing like seeing those sights listening to romance music in the background. Keep your great poems coming...

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Sami... when you were born, G-d said,
"Let there be Light" and there was a special light that shines through stained glass windows in a Cathedral;
or on a Mountain side in the early morning dew. gently, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Whoa! A blessing indeed from a blessed poetess and a great God/Spirit. Thank you kindly...

[Patricia Wedel]

Being spiritual is bestowed to us when we enter this world. Every person is born with a Spirit-- they only need to acknowledge what a beautiful gift they have been given. truly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

So true and well said....

[Sami Khalil]

"Mountain streams afford a splashing good time for birds

and beasties that happen to invade the paradise found."

[Patricia Wedel]

thank you Sami for invading a mountain stream where
blessings flow when weeping willows cry. tenderly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome Patricia Wedel.

[Sami Khalil]

"into

dreams of romantic fantasies and flights of utopia..."

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Sami... dreams are visions of things that come and go like birds on wing that stay awhile and fly away on a wish and a prayer. Amen

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! I love it. You are welcome.

[Patricia Wedel]

Poets speak their own language back and forth in lines of poetry.... like a collaboration of a fountain that keeps flowing. pleasant dreams and prayers. Amen

[Sami Khalil]

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