Beautiful small-sized birds,
They flutter their colourful wings,
Their chirping sounds ring,
They rest on a line preening their plumage,
They colour my day,
They inspire my sojourn,
Nature's beautiful gifts.
July 15, 2023.
Categories:
preening, bird, nature,
Form: Free verse
They say you can never be too thin or too rich ~
Why's the 'Thin-$$-Prize' always go to the other witch
Categories:
preening, halloween, jealousy, money,
Form: Couplet
Watching birds in the garden,
Small-sized nature gifts,
They take flight with colourful wings,
The glamour that spring brings.
They preen their tiny plumage,
A captivating sight,
A door into nature's insight,
A ride on a joyful carriage.
I'm at home with these nature's beauties,
They're my inspiration,
I anticipate their visitation,
As spring takes the stage.
February 7, 2023.
A Simple Pleasure Poetry Contest,
Julia Ward.
Categories:
preening, bird, color, inspiration, nature,
Form: Rhyme
the male cardinal
proudly displaying crimson
preening in the sun
Categories:
preening, beautiful, bird, color,
Form: Haiku
Tropic evening clouds turn gold,
set against the blues,
a wren preens her wings,
feathers trapping rainbow rays.
A waft of smoke, she swirls,
singing: here I go.
Lost in stunning radiance in the circus,
she strays into the flight path
of a preying dart.
Dazed, she drops like lead,
fluttering stressed wings,
her dim eyes on winking stars.
Sudden silence descends—
fading echo of bluff and bluster
of a once pride on wings.
© 2016 Celestine S. Ikwuamaesi
Categories:
preening, pride,
Form: Free verse
once again, with an air of
smug self-satisfaction,
he flaunts his wealth and
social position,
boasting a lot about his
alleged pedigree,
traceable, he says, to some
distant royalty;
with what he thinks is sartorial
elegance,
he prances around in a snobbish
trance,
as atop his superbly
groomed hair,
dances a couple of lice,
a creepy pair;
I neither laugh nor make a face
at a face,
but I make an exception
in his case !
Categories:
preening, funny, people, social,
Form: Rhyme