Birds in flights of fancy making their way north
Canvassing the blue skies... necks stretched for all their worth
Beating wings that struggle...squawks and quacks aloud
Geese with tails a waggle in and out of clouds
Some form V's of letters others leave vapor trails
All with wings to steer them... resting as they sail
Into drafts for Windstorks gliding like a jet
To rookeries in south marshes amid Cypress trees to rest
Small birds gently gather among pine tree limbs to roost
Pyracanthor berries their energies to boost
Like buckshot out of bushes as birds charge and swiftly fly
Into gray clouds they gently shift like dark forms in the sky
Off into the distance north as the winds blow
Old Man Winter's closing his chilly... wintry doors
Springtime's around the corner and with her comes the sweet
Calls of nestling's fuzzy balls Bluebirds for their sweet
Hearts to woo for mating... bird boxes for their homes.
They mate for life as we should and never do they roam
So dedicated feathered friends among my garden here
New buds of spring heard calling these colors of the wind
They visit every season for the joys that they convey
We feed them within reason...till their off and on their way
So welcome feathered fancies come nest and feed my eyes
Your colors are my wonder as your rainbows kiss the sky.
I love birds. Maybe because they represent freedom and can soar above the fray. Panoramic picture of birds through the seasons. What glorious imagery, Susan!
Sweet... as always you seem to capture mother nature's ebb and flow with a naturalness that always amazes me. Good to be home and reading my friends again.
Fee
Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on July 3, 2006
Becareful of the brown billed goose. He's the one at the rear of a different formation. When all the birds infront stop, he stops too late..Hence his brown bill..
Susan, this is just drop dead gorgwous writing! You do nature so vividly it's always a joy to read. I'm making a note to watch my bird migration cd, one of my top favorites.Thanks;-)
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on July 3, 2006
Beautifully done piece of au natural writing, my fair Susan. I love to watch a gaggle of geese flying in formation, whether they be heading south or returning north, they are a wonder to observe.
Such praise from Susan! More of that and they'll never go back up Noarth... for whatever reason. A greqt piece of writing about the simplicity of nature. - Bill
Susan
A very descriptive and captivating composition, that glorifies the majestic migratory odysseys of our feathered friends..
I love to stand in the saltmarshes here and watch the skeins of Canada and Grey Lag Geese as they swoop in their hundreds from the frozen wastelands of Greenland, for their annual nesting season..
Glorious work on display here for all nature lovers..
Peter
A book of nature inspired poems and essays, written from the heart and soul of a life-long nature, animal, and wilderness lover, and dedicated to today’s children - Earth's only hope for a better tomorrow.
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and those last two lines.........
just leap out at you..............
beautful..........just loved this
pax Anita
Fee
Love this, kinda snow goose feel to it...
Ron
Love Tinka
Your colors are my wonder, as your rainbows kiss the sky.
We should all welcome them so graciously!
A very descriptive and captivating composition, that glorifies the majestic migratory odysseys of our feathered friends..
I love to stand in the saltmarshes here and watch the skeins of Canada and Grey Lag Geese as they swoop in their hundreds from the frozen wastelands of Greenland, for their annual nesting season..
Glorious work on display here for all nature lovers..
Peter