defiantly he puffs his crimson breast,
his muted warbling chokes on frigid air,
heart aflutter on lofty bough he rests
starved for warmth beneath the sun’s icy glare
his muted warbling chokes on frigid air
enduring his inevitable fate
starved for warmth beneath the sun’s icy glare
they’ll return when spring is greening where he waits
enduring his inevitable fate
though his flock mates flew to warmer climes
they’ll return when spring is greening where he waits
instincts in play to help him pass the time
though his flock mates flew to warmer climes
heart aflutter on lofty bough he rests
instincts in play to help him pass the time
defiantly he puffs his crimson breast
kat ~ 13 September 2017
(a Pantoum poem)
like mercury colliding... 
January 13th, 2017 at 12:11 pm
Truly beautiful xx
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January 13th, 2017 at 8:20 pm
Thank you Willow. I worry about the winter birds hoping they make it to see spring.
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January 14th, 2017 at 2:32 am
I think if nature decreed that they stay they can survive the winter, with a little help from us 😊x
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January 14th, 2017 at 7:46 am
How right you are. That is a wonderful way to look at it. Thank you. 😊
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January 14th, 2017 at 11:38 am
My pleasure 😊
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January 13th, 2017 at 3:22 pm
Achingly beautiful and oh so clever! xo ❤
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January 13th, 2017 at 8:21 pm
Thanks Joy. Nature is so inspirational!
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January 13th, 2017 at 4:29 pm
Glorious!
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January 13th, 2017 at 8:01 pm
I’ve always liked this style of poetry from you! We have so many silly robins around here that don’t migrate and end up pecking frozen berries off of bushes and trees and finding suitable neighborhood feeders to help them through the winter.
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January 13th, 2017 at 8:15 pm
I learned that it is typically the males that hang back. So they can have a jump in the females when they return…early birds getting the…well you know. Birds and the bees! Haha!
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January 13th, 2017 at 10:03 pm
😀
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January 13th, 2017 at 8:18 pm
Brave little guy. Love the end repitition!
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January 13th, 2017 at 8:25 pm
Pantoum poetry is such an intriguing style with its repeating lines. I love working in this form.
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