A Cheery Morning Serenade
...An early spring morning is greeted with a robin’s song
A delightful chorus inviting other songbirds to sing along
In his chorus of “cheery, cherry, tut, tut” sounds
From a robin happily singing an...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, appreciation, bird, morning, spring,
Form: Rhyme
Watching Birds In the Garden
...As I sit on the bench, watching nature's lively moments,
The Tufted Titmouse, Chickadee and Nuthatch look at me
Their small beady eyes are staring in the air
The Robin bounce near the Mourning Dov...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, beautiful, bird, garden, peace,
Form: Free verse
Tufted Titmouse
...titmouse
endures winters
delightful cheery call
spotted hiding sunflower seeds
crested
2/5/2020
Contest: Modern or traditional cinquain
Sponsor: William Kekaula...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, appreciation, bird, nature,
Form: Cinquain
Greetings From a Titmouse
...What divine sound I hear
at the tail-end of twilight!
Ah yes, 'tis the sweetest music...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, bird, imagery, morning, nature,
Form: Verse
My Small Bit of Forest
...The colorant of dawn, the cardinal sees,
intoning its hues with, “pretty...pretty...pretty.”
As I covet red feathers, in the teaberry tree,
the sunlit chickadee harmonizes, “hey sweetie.”
The...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, bird,
Form: Rhyme
A World Without Songbirds
...To lose our songbirds would be so tragic,
for their tunes hold a special magic.
And nature’s music unburdens the heart,
providing ebbing souls with a jumpstart.
The robin's chirp heral...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, 10th grade, beautiful, bird,
Form: Rhyme
Landscape
...The small forest is all scarlet
Bushes and flowers inviting
Depth of green inciting
Sparrows emerge in delight
On the right it sings on
In its sinewy gurgling voice
The blue and white...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, art, beauty, bird, blue,
Form: Free verse
House Mouse and Titmouse Quarrel
...The little house mouse said, “Isn’t it a shame,
How the tufted titmouse has stolen our good name?”
The titmouse could not refrain as she shook her pointed crest
To answer in disdain, “You’re nothi...
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Categories:
tufted titmouse, animal, bird,
Form: Quatrain