Friday, 24 June 2022

LITTLE BIRD BRING US

 

Little bird brings us

Your sweet song

To woodland

And to meadow

Usher in another

Blessed summer

HUMMINGBIRD FLY

 

Hummingbird fly

On vibrant wings

Sip, iridescent beauty

From trumpet blooms

The nectar sweet

With long slender bill

In flower deep

ON THE CUSP OF SPRING AND SUMMER

 

On the cusp of spring and summer

Hawthorn hedgerows bloom

And produce their fruity haws

Before the autumns gathering gloom

THE RED SQUIRREL

 

The red squirrel

Cute arboreal Character

Once abundant in our woodland

Now small in number

Only survive in small pockets

Thanks to the grey intruder

THE RED KITE

 

The Red Kite

Beautiful in flight

In the cape verde sky

Raptor flying high

RED ADMIRAL

 

Red admiral flutter by

You Beautiful butterfly

Drink from the buddleia

Lovely Vanessa atalanta

FROM THE BREAK OF EACH NEW DAWN

 

From the break of each new dawn

When heralding the new day

The sun crests the horizon

To Paint the eastern sky

With natures orange glow

Until it sets again

In majestic splendour

Beyond the western hills

And is swallowed by the darkness

It gives life with its benevolent light

AUTUMN MORNING

  The mist cascaded down the hillside Like a maiden’s hair Tumbling onto her shoulders The bare branches of the birch trees Pierced ...