Birdies

When birds burp, it must taste like bugs. Bill Watterson

The clear song of the early wren

trills between the wake up sounds,

from hedges, bush and to fascine

it looses his sharp vibrato cheer,

 

looking through my little pane,

I see a robin sitting notes to sing,

auburn, orange, he blows his whistle,

my morning is open, my day begins

 

again but still so new, I see the silver lines

on and through the spider’s web, trembling,

on the corner of the gutter a sparrow trots,

staccato but light-hearted, the twittering,

 

I hear their song ringing in my heart

hum on the rhythm of this little poem

before I even see them, I feel them in my head,

the birdies, which make me leave my bed.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

10/01/2015

 

Reviews

[armin]

what a great start to a pleasent and gracious morning.

looking through my little pane,
I see a robin sitting notes to sing,
auburn, orange, he blows his whistle,
my morning is open, my day begins

Loved the expression of birds ' I see a Robin sitting notes to sing', nice imagery.
good job.

armin. ...

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Armin. Glad you liked it. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[Frank]

Mooi gedicht Rudi, uitstekende woordkeuze.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Dank je wel, Frank. Bent u Belg of Nederlander? :) Rudi

[Frank]

Ik weet het niet, maar mijn vrouw is een Gronings meid, maar ik versta haar neit.

[Beccy]

Those sounds and sights of early morning are quite beautifully described here. Reading this, I could be looking out into my garden.

Loved every line. Beccy.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, Beccy. I'm glad you loved it. I like to write about nature and his inhabitants. :) Rudi

[AprilRN1210]

the joy from such sweet little things can bring such light to our lives.. I can feel the appreciation and the affection for one of nature's beautiful creatures in this write and it warms my heart... well done my friend.. I enjoyed this with a smile:)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much April, glad I can make people smile, makes my day. :) Rudi

[Elie Marie]

This is lovely.
Sweet and well done.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you Elie Marie. :)Rudi

[Laura Lynn]

he really cheers us up or she, they are very helpful creatures to us showing how light they are in flight, can make a bad day good, great ending,

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you very much, Laura, for reading my writing. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

How divinely comic in delivery, bravo, well done, good read.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you for reading. :) Rudi

[Sarah]

the description is so real... it would be a total lie if someone said that they cannot see or feel it.. awesome!!!

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, Sarah. Glad you liked it. Have a good day. :) Rudi

[Sadashivan Nair]

I feel waking song now...

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you. :)

[MsJewel]

A beautiful way to wake up - to birds singing. The images you have created are lovely, but more than that is the uplifted feeling I am left with after reading your words.
A gorgeous poem my friend. Hurry Spring!

:) Julie

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you very much, Julie. I'm so happy if I can make someone feeling good. You have made my day. Thank you again. :) Rudi