Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Sharing Space

 






 

The kitchen window’s space reflecting a day’s worth

The cup of ginger-chamomile tea briming

The soft steam gently streaming

The unsympathetic morning air a frigid companion

The evident sky luminescing in resplendent blue

The ground’s complexities blend in white coverings

The lone feeder hanging full with openness

The mix of seeds standing to invite sharing

The backyard’s trees however bare and stark

The birds perch upon and across the mother tree’s arms

The feathered creatures gather to feed away the cold

The single-minded nuthatch climbs the trunk’s ladders

The secretive juncos flock below the feeder in a quiet repast

The plump mourning doves arduously peck away at the snow

The yellow finches pitch smartly back and forth for seed

The red headed woodpecker’s bill does not compliment the small feeder

The diminutive chickadees dart in and then, in a wink, flit away

The stately Mr. and Mrs Cardinal are away at a distant Oak top

The morning gradually slips by when… Wait!

The Cooper’s Hawk menaces up high at the tree top!

The feeder space empties into a silence as the creatures flee

The morning tea is done now; and so - it will be.















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