A Paradise of Sparrows

I'd like to be a sparrow, if I did have a next life...

Hey little chubby fellows, 

you aren’t aware of this stranger 

who’s been drawn close 

to marvel at your natural 

beauty, small and delicate coat, 

the white and brown circular 

streaks on your feathers, 

appearing and disappearing, 

like festive lights they flicker 

among rows of Forsythia.

 

Hundreds of wings flapping, 

elevating and plunging 

together, chasing one another, 

playing hide-and-seek, 

Exchanging gifts. 

 

Landing on tops of neatly 

trimmed yellow hedges, 

skipping swiftly  

on fresh leafy edges, 

springing cheerfully 

up and down bouncy branches. 

 

Your boisterous chatter  

betrays your clever camouflage. 

Your joyous clamours  

amaze the curious onlooker. 

Your agility, more exuberant 

than the lukewarm sun, 

lightens a heart burdened  

with chores and errands. 

 

May your vibrancy enliven 

this quiet neighborhood. 

May I become a little one 

in a flock of beckoning youth. 

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

You give the impression of enjoying life, of making time to search the All Around to see those cheeky sparrows. How well you'v e noticed thr way they look, how they move and more. Hpw wondrerfully y ; you've found their characters, energy, their joy. You seem to be a sparrow expert who loves her 'job'!'

Your words stroke the mind, bring calm and happiness to what could be a dark day. Many thanks for sharing your obvious pleasure You should be made a special member of the Sparrow Society!

[Louisa Chan]

Thank you very much for your “joyous” review. I appreciate it!
L

[emmajoygreen]

Was and is a great pleasure :)

[emmajoygreen]

Just re-read this because a dense hedgerow on my land has been overwhelmed with sparrows over almost a year, certainly frantically since I left you my review. I love watching sparrows, they are like mischievous and inquisitive wee beings. Thank you for reminding me of your wonderful poem, yet again. :)

[Louisa Chan]

Thank you for your kind comment Emma!
I love sparrows very much too - they look so ordinary and yet extraordinary : )
I hope you continue to enjoy their presence around you.
Louisa

[Fabian G. Franklin]

You give such wonderful descriptions of these fine little feathered friends that I almost feel a comradery with them. Great write! I enjoyed.

[W. Barrett Munn]

You are remarkably talented. I hope you are publishing somewhere.