Whimsy wind furrowing
white torn pieces of cotton clouds.
In seamless sky
luminous Moon is allowed
Glory of rufous auburn Autumn
stepping loud.
Carrying pearly pristine peace
Autumn feels proud.
Calm tranquil serenity to awaken
all around.
Alcedinidae
loves calm ponds and small rivers
brightly colored bird
pretty plumage sturdy bill
rufous-collared kingfisher
Kaleidoscope kiss full of color
I reminisce about licorice lover
Your warm embrace so soft safe
Tender brown eyes deep as lake
Your heart so sweet dedicated
Setting mine free emancipated
To fly fearless free among love birds
Singing testimonies notes as words
If I never before had seen gold sun
Would think you shine upon everyone
Your smile so bright and inviting
Your style so light eclectic exciting
The way you communicate speak
Is refreshingly red like poetry
I study your body’s language too
For you’re a book of magical moves
Your hazel hugs deeply loved
And of course teal tender touch
Falling from tall tree of ecstasy
Where you’re the trunk I’m leaf
Wind chimes sing of our rufous romance
Through seasons we continue to dance
Never afraid of the day death parts
Immortal we are in love and hearts
Missed links
Clawed wings, blue cheeks,
Rufous crest, maroon eyes
Gawky gait, baffling diet, odd
Bird stinks*
*Hoatzin bird
"The Hoatzin is an extremely ancient and isolated type, and it has very properly been set aside in a separate Order by itself" - Quote by William Beebe.
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He is doodle of peacock -- Rufous crest
buff breast, loud call, weird stock
malodorous, clumsy walk
a link of the first bird flock
Autumn leaves glaze in lovely lustre
Dry leaves leave deciduous trees.
Nascent descent leaves with glossy lamina
on nice soft silky glittering gesture..
Verdant valley in shimmering gleam.
Autumn colour is phenomenal
ornamenting flora and foliage.
Trees, shrubs, herbs in Autumn fire.
Golden yellow, gorgeous orange,
charming crimson, pretty purple,
auburn , rufous or bright brown hues
to exhibit during few weeks of Fall.
Call of Autumn on Maple leaves
to show golden flow in shiny texture.
Amber leaves forming classy cluster
Typical Autumnal sheen
seen on fresh frolic Autumn glow.
September welcoming Falls to appear.
Ensuing slowly Deciduous trees
Prepared to make all withered leaves to clear.
Torn fluffy white cotton clouds floating free.
Entry of soft nascent leaf buds to sprout.
Mild merry Autumn - Zephyr flows frolic.
Bright Blue hue on sky : Absolute no doubt.
Egrets flying in form 'V' ! Artistic.
Rufous vibrant Autumn in glossy glaze..
Fragrant Jasmine spreading sweet aroma
Autumnal glow in shiny sunny days.
Lovely lustrous pretty panorama.
Luminous amiable ambience.
Sparkling Autumn in charming radiance.
Wake me up when September ends.
Rufous luster of Autumn on October
allures assures romance under azure sky.
Eight Words 2 8-8-24
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Velvet Night
On a warm, velvet summer night,
When moonlight drips in a soft SIGH,
The scents of LILACS bathe starlight
And CAJOLE crickets to reply.
MISTY castles enchant SLUMBER
On a warm, velvet summer night
Spent hearts dream in shades of umber
In mystical moonstruck half-light.
Midnight mistrals, rufous bobwhites,
Chirp with sweet sonata finesse
On a warm, velvet summer night
Soft breath of summer seeks to bless.
ETCHING calm into WEARY eyes
Sweet wine of sleep nuzzles midnight
Dulcet GUITAR blooms – sweet tones rise –
On a warm, velvet summer night.
Orioles, blue jays, blackbirds, and red robins all sing
robustly to tangelo sun, as meadows and woods ring.
All through spring and summer gloss, as roses glisten,
Nature's noonday, jade heartbeats, cause all to listen!
Glittering gold on green lakes-an afternoon of amber,
Exotic trills rise, in quiet hours of persimmon glamour.
Saffron songs swell in the orange peel, blossom fields,
entrancing them into a dark orange dance of the hills.
Rivoli's hummingbird hums, in a purple and teal coat
even donned in green and brown, in marigold soaked.
Nightingale croons plaintive, florid, butterscotch arias,
and there is revelry of roses, in far, marmalade areas!
Day is so long for rufous hummingbird, in fiery plumes,
Enriching hot, lime spaces, with apricot, droning tunes.
The Missus is angry, Rufous told his wife.
Are you sure? She sounds like that a lot.
Her husband just flew off with the babysitter.
That young thing! What? His wife was outraged.
I think so.
The wife grabbed the binoculars.
That’s not the babysitter; that’s his son!
His son looks like a girl, Rufous said.
I have told you this time and time again.
Male peacocks are the pretty ones.
The plain ugly brown ones are their wives.
Rufous did not want to acknowledge his wife’s smartness.
So he kept looking, hoping something would happen to validate
At least a tiny bit of the story he fabricated about the neighbors.
His wife smirked, knowing exactly what her husband was doing.
March on, April, and may
irises counterpose
raring purples yellow
As gray clouds in sun dance
Gentling storms rain mellow…
March on, April, and may
endearing pinks breezy
move magic carpet rides
In petals morphed to leaves
Rufous plum branches hide…
March on, April, and may
amaryllis buds dew
gleaming in your cool drops
Elegantly bleeding
Massive red, makes hearts stop…
March on, April, and may
iridescence fly by
restless in moody hues
A meld of hot and cold
Great hope’s mirage are you!
(4/24/2022)
My Little Sparrow
Oh Little Sparrow
How come you here?
Your rufous neck
Seems so cute
And your white little cheeks
Are too small to hold a seed
And a bushy black bil
With conical structure
Seems so great
As its a visual treat..
Why don't you go to the grasslands?
And all the deserts and the woodlands?
Do you want to live with me?
Oh Little Sparrow
Come to me...
ABC-Always Be Careful
Cause the dreadful cats,
Hungry Hawks
Came here in search of you...
Where is your clump?
You better go back..
Oh Little Sparrow
Bid You Goodbye.....
SERENITY
Hitting hot hammer scorching Sun shines up high.
Weary thirsty Jacobin cuckoo to cry.
Clouds melting in rains with thunderstorms to fly.
Rainy season trying to moisten soil dry.
Fury of passion like glowing ember got shrunken.
Chasing Summer Rains appear in sequence
soothing dry spell on aqua opulence
softening tremendous heat in cool essence.
pacifying hot wrath of Summer, though intense.
Rains bring bliss, command of Summer was shaken.
Whimsy wind furrowing white torn pieces of cotton clouds.
In seamless sky luminous Moon is allowed
Glory of rufous auburn Autumn stepping loud.
Carrying pearly pristine peace Autumn feels proud.
Calm tranquil serenity to awaken.
08/26/20
'Serenity Awakened' Contest by Regina McIntosh
IN AUTUMN’S EVES
With closed eyes in Autumn’s eves of gold
My muse flows with glory of auburn Autumn.
I feel mild Autumn zephyr to murmur.
In my eager arms I wish you to hold.
I open eyes for cotton clouds to behold.
Migratory grey geese in gossamer
fly long to mate in the rufous Fall
Emotive urge surges arrogant bold.
I wish to voice my love ever untold.
In drizzles rainbow kissing horizon.
Sparkling blooms dazzling in classy cluster.
Passion boosting dormant desire to mold.
Nascent verdure shining shedding leaves old.
Some blossoms turn bronze-red top to bottom.
Blazing brightening colors in multi-fold.
Rhyming scheme abca adea afga aba.
Line used 'When with closed eyes in Autumn's eves of gold'[
03/28/20
First Place
'Lines to Awaken your Muse 2' Contest by Joseph May
Second Place
'STRAND PICK 5' Contest by Brian Strand
Cindy my infamous old cat,
Often brings me part of a rat.
Sometimes a bird leg she brings.
Really, what can I do with those things?
Now she brought part of a squirrel.
I guess somehow he had his last whirl.
I assume you know which part brought.
The bushy part I would not have sought.
From the appearance of that tail,
He probably had plenty of tales to tell.
The rear fur was fine as any silk,
Oily as the buttercream on milk.
Rufous belly as great color known,
That tail when twitched orange shades were shown.
He loved our Italian cuisine,
Also those type of green beans.
Sad to see him go in such a way.
I guess that Cindy was hungry that day.
Our garden is just outside of a large wooded area. Squirrels come from the woods and eat our garden. They seem to love green apples, olives, and green beans. The squirrel when well fed is a very lovely animal though.
Written: Tuesday, November 06, 2018
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