Lifestyles of Four Tropical Birds
Pretty pink plumage, Roseate Spoonbills delightfully spooning.
Majestic Osprey…hatchlings chirping in the nest,
Fishes flip in parents’ talons, fast food, flying free.
Homestead refurbishment, the parents never rest.
Incubation has become a pleasant memory,
Perched on a pinnacle, proud parents, near the sea.
The Great White Egrets,
Leisurely walking, talking.
Reminiscing. No regrets.
Wading warm waters.
Fear for future hatchlings’ cry.
Diminishing, wetlands die.
Purple Gallinule’s graceful gliding.
Survives gators; quickly hiding!
© May 9, 2011
Dane Smith-Johnsen
Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: For (Four) Beautiful Birds
Sponsored by: ~ Constance La France ~ ~ A Rambling Poet ~ ~
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