Indian Pitta

White Supercilium, black face mask, 
White collar, 
Dark buff head with Black central stripe,
Dark gray stout bill,
Gray eye-ring with white awake – eyeliner,
Buff crowned,
Glossy blue, dark green, Turquoise-Blue,
Shocking white wing-coverts, 
Thin black trace, garish scarlet Underbelly, 
Black blue-tipped tail,
Toned, endless, enviable strong pins 
pink

Divine ensemble apt for
Wallpapers, earrings, motifs, art, stamps and study
 
They sit shy, inconspicuous, in
Leftover dense forest
Mad for being naive in 
Sartorial world, they keep
Picking up worms under leaf-litter
On forest floor, autumn always

Secretive Monomorphics  
Complain to Sun 
Once at dawn, once at dusk, 
risks
To migrate preferably at night
Opulent pair dances to mate 
Nests to breed, care their chicks,
Teach their fledglings to hide and play 
Along predators’ plenty, 
Teach their fledglings along
Stressful achromatic life, 
to fly away
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Crandall Avatar
January 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Great description of a beautiful bird (just googled).
mysore Avatar
January 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
you googled! thank you very much for that dear poet friend. Another bird poem haha to start the new year... thank you.
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