Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Wednesday Whatever - Birds

Butters was the star of the last Zoom meeting with my PA friends.  It's a new member of a household. They needed some entertainment during the time of Covid.  Believe me, Butters will be spoiled rotten. 

 I stole this pic from a friend's Facebook post. Just a stunning picture. 

Life is for the birds right now. They have free rein to gather in large groups, gossip on the wires, paddle on the pond with no worries, and head any direction for the winter. 

Free as a bird takes on new meaning: 

raise eyes

watch the hawk soar

drift with the drafts

wind ruffles hair, its feathers

 feel lighter till it flies out of sight

heart plummets back to earth

trapped in our masked cage

our song, a muffled gasp

JF - Dec. 2020




12 comments:

  1. Loved the pics Joanne, Have a good December. and take care.

    Yvonne.

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  2. Hi Joanne - lovely poem ... and yes those birds are free aren't they. Butters looks a delight ... such fun to see here - all the best Hilary

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    1. thanks much. Went for something different today

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  3. Butters is your bird? I bet he brightened some Zoom calls.

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  4. Nice bird! Our chicks (baby chickens) are getting big super fast! They are so cute!

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    1. Butters belongs to my friend Helen up in PA. He's spoiled already

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  5. That's a beautiful, soaring play with words, Joanne. Keep your poetic chops in motion. I love it.

    Butters deserves some spoiling.

    Have a warm, safe week, my friend.

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    1. Butters is spoiled in PA. I guess I didn't make it clear that it wasn't mine. Remember - I'm not a creature person. I'll admire from afar.
      Thanks for liking the poem - it was churning in my head for a while.

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  6. Gone to the birds and many other wildlife as the humans are screwed.

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  7. So glad you find inspiration in the birds.

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