“One way to open your eyes,
Is to periodically ask yourself,
What if I had never seen this before?
What if I knew I might never see it again?”
Rachel Carson
Music: Nature’s Lament
I awoke before the daylight
He was calling at the window
A tiny speck of yellow on white
A pre-dawn visitor out in the snow
I rushed out the backdoor to greet him
He was a marvelous Evening Grosbeak
It seemed he had something on his mind
With musical cadence, to me he did speak
He was wondering why my birdfeeder was empty
He wanted to know if I could spare just a few seeds
I told him that I could, and I quickly filled up the feeder
And now he sang a song of thanks, as he hungrily did eat
And soon, as I now watched this tiny yellow traveler dining
My mind wandered back to my childhood so many years ago
Back then, these tiny yellow birds had traveled in large flocks
Back then, I always spotted numerous birds of his kind, on the go
But so very sadly, like so many other types of winged creatures these days
His kind, has drastically declined, in our ever increasing inhospitable world
I sadly know this lonely hungry visitor has lost ninety percent of his brethren
And my heart and soul ache for his kind, as their waning days on earth unfurl
“One way to open your eyes,
Is to periodically ask yourself,
What if I had never seen this before?
What if I knew I might never see it again?”
©March 2013, Mr. Ed
..You are so blessed *Mr Ed*
Lady Vivian
our four legged kind... they migrate to hospital parts...
But very sad indeed Mr. Ed
Love and Light
Lily
budd
Beauty in this little songbird's secret of nature.
A 'WOW' to this little fellow. Thank you for sharing
on your tree of verses. This little visitor waking you
before dawn once and again.
Lady Mary Ann
Ron
Cheers,
Dan
your informative words this time
can make a bull bear cry..... thank you once again
Peace be with you
William
Anna