Deborah Burch Poet Sonnet

The Junko

The Junko

Oh! Little space invaders on the ground 
Payne's grey and white, with Mars black eyes so round...
Piow-piow-piow-piow-piow...your hailing sound...
I watch as you peruse the fall leaf mound.

Old Wives' Tales claim your sighting warns of snow.
I don't recall a timeframe for it though!
And since it's warm, I'm put in quite a throe...
In just how this could be...with what I know!

Oh! Junko! Little Snowbird, is your name,
The weather has not changed, it's still the same!
Oh! Prophets of the snow...you play a game...
No snow's in sight...looks like this call's for rain!

While looking out my window...this I found:
A spark'ling blanket...white...layed all around. 



deborah burch©12.28.16

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Robert Lindley January 7, 2017 at 8:11 PM LOVE THE ENDING COUPLET. Set the message in gold methinks.. Surely must be none other than a magic snow blanket ! Deborah Burch January 7, 2017 at 8:36 PM LOL!! Thank you Robert for you encouragement and the press to continue... ;) Big Hugggs. Deb

Robert Lindley January 7, 2017 at 3:08 PM My mother swore by old wives tales and she had we 13 children all told beware(!) about things based upon those wives tales! Superb verses ,solid 7 , pm on the way my friend..

Paul Callus January 7, 2017 at 7:52 AM I admit I had to look up 'Junko'...lovely birds! I enjoyed this delightful poem, Deborah, and I presume that we should heed old wives tales...they are based on many years of experience:) Hugs // paul Deborah Burch January 7, 2017 at 8:37 PM Thank you dear Paul!! Big Hugggs. Deb

Darren White January 7, 2017 at 2:35 AM Oh, this is so sweet... I had never heard of juncos before in my life! I googled them and they're so beautiful :) I hope you like snow! Deborah Burch January 7, 2017 at 8:37 PM Lol!! Indeed Darren!! I got lots of it!! :)