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Cardinals Poems - Poems about Cardinals

Premium Member Winter Cardinals
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...

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Categories: cardinals, beautiful, bird, nature, winter,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Mom Sends Me Cardinals
I miss my mother quite often so she sends me cardinals they are bright red and fat they bring a sense of hope and peace reminding me that I did not lose my mother she will live forever the cardinals she sends bring me hope I feel lucky, they manifest new ideas they are powerful, their messages clear and I miss my mother less....

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Categories: cardinals, bird, mother daughter,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Why Didnt You Use Cardinals
Why didn’t you use cardinals? Asked the one who is never pleased. Her harsh words used to injure my feelings, take me to my knees. Today I said, “bluebirds look so pretty with valentines, red.” She did not make another comment, this non-artsy type, Ms. Fred....

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Categories: cardinals, women,
Form: Rhyme
Birds of Beauty
As the cardinal streaks across the sky Leaving a trail of brilliant red as it flies The woodpecker methodically Peaks away at the distant tree The mighty bluebird looking royal in blue Taking over the feeder it rules Hidden in the trees Is the black crows of three The doves can be heard chirping As they gather in a grouping The finches small but...

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Categories: cardinals, animal, beauty, bird, garden,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cardinals
male cardinal feeds upon last years pepper seeds in between rain storms a delightful time to look out my kitchen window pane ...

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Categories: cardinals, life, nature,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member Christmas Cardinals
Christmas cardinals arrive to say Our loved ones in heaven are not far away Swoop past a window to give a cheery hi Reminding us our loved ones don’t die Giving us comfort and Christmas joy Usually spied first by a girl or boy Christmas cardinals; messengers galore Mystical, magical, these birds I adore...

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Categories: cardinals, 5th grade, 6th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cardinals
bright red~reddish brown my feeder is your buffet~ eat and sing thank you Date Written: 8/17/2021 5 Place Songbird haiku Contest Judged: 8/23/2021 Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin ...

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Categories: cardinals, bird, food, red, song,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Baby Cardinals
baby cardinals -- nestlings with wide open mouths waiting for mama 7/20/21...

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Categories: cardinals, baby, bird, mom,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Cardinals
two male cardinals fight over territory.... corn tassels rustle in an instant from the kitchen window view...

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Categories: cardinals, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Red Cardinals Angels Watching Over Me-
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©...

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Categories: cardinals, adventure, angel, appreciation, bird,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Red-Yellow Cardinals
red-yellow cardinals red cardinals flock perch on budding maple branch ~ gold cardinals strut 1-18-21 Contest: Cardinal, Blue Jay, Chickadee Haiku Sponsor: Tania Kitchin...

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Categories: cardinals, bird,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Blue Jays Vs Cardinals
bottom of the ninth two on, two out, two strikes the windup, the pitch.......... John G. Lawless 1/18/2020...

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Categories: cardinals, hope, spring,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Cardinals
roofs covered in snow sun breaks through a gloomy sky cardinals on post 1-14-2021...

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Categories: cardinals, bird, snow, winter,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Cardinals Out of Birdseed
Out of the corner of my eye I see something racing toward the porch where I am sitting. It is a red cardinal. Probably a female, as it is not brilliant red, looks more faded. She swoops at me, and I flinch. She abruptly pulls up and disappears - probably a messenger sent to...

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Categories: cardinals, bird,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member How Many Cardinals Can Appear In One Day
How many cardinals can appear in one day? I relish the pinks, the reds, their feathered heads A robin flies in, landing sharply on a little branch Shaking the bird feeder, making the world smile...

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Categories: cardinals, bird,
Form: Blank verse

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