Best Cardinals Poems
two male cardinals
fight over territory....
corn tassels rustle
in an instant from the kitchen window view
red-yellow cardinals
red cardinals flock
perch on budding maple branch ~
gold cardinals strut
1-18-21
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male cardinal feeds
upon last years pepper seeds
in between rain storms
a delightful time to look
out my kitchen window pane
A Cardinal’s trill, peep…peep…peep…peep…peep…
often full of himself, wakes me from sleep.
peep…peep…pretty…pretty…pretty; rings out his bliss;
across Kentucky’s bluegrass in the morning mist.
A tad egocentric but, he’s allowed;
his bright red plumes make him oh, so proud.
He’s a splash of color in the trees,
a scarlet, rose red dot, singing in the breeze.
Peep…peep…pretty…pretty…birdie; I’m a pretty…birdie;
must get on his partner’s nerves; he can be over-chirpy.
the female is who is a, rusty brown.
Has to be jealous of that noisy clown!
Written 2-14-19
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Red Cardinal comes
First female male eat suet_
Gentleman inborn
Flock of Red Cardinals
Visit bird bath
Only small amount of water
No rain for weeks
One eats Rudbeckia seeds
Gogyohka Form
two cardinals come
male~female at the feeder...
male gives female food
kisses mixed with seed
male proves his trustworthiness...
more romance follows
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Written This Twenty-Fifth Day Of July 2013
Opposing players join the gridiron in the valley of the sun
They feel the tension of the battle that is yet to come.
A calm then descends the playing field and the painted desert sky
Our team the Arizona Cardinals take to the field ready to fly.
The Red Sea awakens erupting in a flash of brilliant light
Opponents understand its nature and the power of its might.
The Red Sea’s voice trembles like thunder to the masses
It is alike a rolling storm except the Red Sea’s voice never passes.
Within the Sea is a roaring wind and voices everyone shall hear
This Red Sea affects all opponents causing them to dread and fear.
Opposing players look at the Red Sea eyes wild, faces pale
Their hopes and efforts already dashed, these teams shall indeed fail.
The waves of the Red Sea are livid as nothing controls it path
The Red Sea lifts the Cardinals to victory opponents shall feel its wrath.
no cardinals feed
nor masked nuthatchers seed eat..
bare willow limbs weep
Written November 27, 2012
It was cloudy, cold, and raining..
Fresh snowflakes are gently falling from the sky
Blanketing the ground white, no longer brown and dry
The snow topped bird feeders are now swaying in the wind
And appear to be almost empty with the seeds very thinned
I quickly gathered my containers of sunflower seeds and suet blocks
While dreaming of hungry songbirds coming to visit soon in flocks
I ventured outside to fill my feeders full before they all come and go
When a sudden flash of red appeared with feathers tufted in snow
The cardinal couple sat watching me while perched in a nearby tree
While singing their merry melody that mimicked “cheer me, me, me”
Before heading back inside, I looked up and smiled with a friendly wave
They stopped singing their melody and then started a loud chirping rave
I barely made it inside as I watched the feeders from my window view
And saw the bright red feathers appear and the muted brown one too
The cardinal couple is now at the feeders feasting on sunflower hearts
I cherish their visit today, knowing at any moment they will soon depart
To my surprise another bright red male cardinal lands on the feeding pole
In his company following is his beautiful female cardinal in tow
I watch the winter cardinal couples happily sing, feed and chirp away
And I am delighted to have witnessed nature’s wonderful gift today
hanging on the tree like red ripe apples snow scrim postcards view winter
Cardinals visit
Late dusk and early dawn
Reminder of time.
(January 10, 2011 Wausau, Wisconsin)
(c) Copyright 2011 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved,
five male cardinals
come to the bird bath's water...
brown oak leaves frozen
I was talking to a friend, in my back yard
she notice something she spied
up in the northern skies
a pair of two-red Cardinals
she replied to me "look there are Angels watching over you"
I replied well thank you God
I didn't know?
Dedicated to daughter TAMMIE HINELINE
6/16/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
A Walk in the Park
A walk in the park
I do every morn.
Tween six and seven -
time to feel reborn.
The squirrels run hither
the geese overhead.
Fresh running water -
a beautiful flower bed.
And then I see the fox,
but not before he sees me.
He's gone like the wind -
almost to fast to see.
The blackbirds are cawing -
the cardinals sing too.
And the red-tailed hawk
sits high against the blue.
I stride up on high
and view the lake just below.
A splash and a ripple
and a wave to and fro.
A fisherman or two
who came before me.
Just watching their bobs
hoping to catch two or three.
Then I walk 'neath the trees
both big and small.
Their leaves blowing in the wind -
so much fun to walk tall.
Down the path to the car -
my last chance for the day.
But I'll do it again on the morrow
in the quest to find my way.
So simple and pure
it gives so much pleasure.
Does a walk in the park -
one of life's true treasures.