Evelyn Swartz Poet Rhyme

The Ambassador of Spring

The desert of El Paso, Texas is never second best.
              Several species of feathered friends choose here to build a nest
                
                    Hueco Tanks State Park is a great place to visit
                   Birds and other animals make their homes right in it

                   At sunrise one morning, I saw a wondrous thing,
                    Perched on a cactus was a Gambel’s Quail,
                                      Like he was
                                Ambassador of Spring.

                          A plump belly and chestnut sides 
                           distinguished him from all  the rest
                           He wore a cinnamon-brown crown 
                                               and 
                          comma-shaped,  forward-facing crest 

             Sixteen young Quail and their mother formed a covey
                           I saw him bringing up the rear
                        Looking for anything suspicious
                             Never showing fear

                 I saw Hummingbirds and White-Tailed Dove
                            I heard a House Finch Sing.

                   But no bird was like Gambel’s Quail
                            Ambassador of Spring
                                   02/23/2021

Written for Spring Birds Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France

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Anne-Lise Andresen February 28, 2021 at 11:59 AM - Congratulations on your lovely winning poem, Evelyn :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Evelyn Swartz February 28, 2021 at 7:34 PM Thank you so much. I had never seen a Gambel's Quail before this poetry contest and I fell in love. lol

Constance La France February 28, 2021 at 8:31 AM Evelyn, congratulations on your win in my Spring Birds Challenge, well done _Constance Evelyn Swartz February 28, 2021 at 7:35 PM Thank you so much. I loved the contest. I'm sorry that the poem that I wrote about you didn't place in that contest. I hope you read it and enjoyed it because I enjoyed writing it and reading your poems.

Robert Pettit February 23, 2021 at 7:51 PM Nice poem about the birds that can be sighted in the El Paso, Texas area. I have to go there someday. Evelyn Swartz February 23, 2021 at 8:27 PM Thank you

Rico Leffanta February 23, 2021 at 10:46 AM Well said and done, but I hope the bevy find some water soon! Aloha! Rico Evelyn Swartz February 28, 2021 at 7:36 PM Thank you so much. I really enjoyed learning about the birds that are in El Paso Texas.