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Poetry Friday: Watching

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It’s Poetry Friday and I am still enjoying the advent of Spring, one of my favourite seasons. There is a lot of very active bird life on my morning walks at present – magpies, ducks (with ducklings!), spoonbills, willy wagtails, swamphens, and more. I love to watch them, but they don’t always seem quite as happy to see me. Thus, this week’s poem.

Watching

I took a walk along a pathSpoonbill

Beside a lake, beneath a tree

And looked and saw and stopped and smiled

That there was so much there to see.

Ducks and wagtails, spoonbills, crows

Bright butterflies, a busy bee

But then I paused to wonder if

All that I Magpiewatched was watching me.

And even as I wondered this

A nearby magpie turned to flee

Flying away to a safe branch

So off I walked, and let him be.

 

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Comments

  1. I love the spring birds, Sally. We have a large dam near our house, with brolgas, jabiru, black swans, jacanas and so many other exquisite birds, large and small. I never will tire of them. Lovely to see we share the enjoyment. (And yes, there is always a flurry of wings when they spy me watching them.)

  2. I have recently been interested in birds. There aren’t as many kinds where I live, but there are a few that perch on a tree and i watch them in fascination. There’s something incredibly beautiful and freeing about them. Thanks for sharing this poem and a piece of your daily walk.

  5. Spring is one of my favorite seasons, so I’m a bit jealous you’re heading into the wonder of spring as we head into fall. As much as I love fall, it heralds winter, and that is not a favorite.

    Your poem is lovely and captures beautifully the spirit of a spring walk. Thanks for sharing.

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