who will feed the birds when i’m gone
i think these things as i’ve grown gray
how will the world get along
is worrying about this wrong
i guess i’ve always been this way
who will feed the birds when i’m gone
caring for others, being strong
it’s who i am, what can i say
how will the world get along
time is fleeting, we don’t have long
to make a difference, seize the day
who will feed the birds when i’m gone
live, love, forgive when you’ve been wronged
work hard, but take some time to play
how will the world get along
i know. blah, blah, blah same old song
hard to do but easy to say
who will feed the birds when i’m gone
how will the world get along
~kat
Na/GloPoWriMo 2022 - Day 22 Prompt: write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a sound, a word, a phrase, or an image, or any combination of things.
For today’s challenge, a villanelle.
Here’s what a villanelle looks like:
A1-b-A2 / a-b-A1 / a-b-A2 / a-b-A1 / a-b-A2 / a-b-A1-A2
where
* A1 is a refrain line that is repeated throughout, sometimes with small variations
* A2 is another refrain line, which end-rhymes with A1
* a denotes lines that end-rhyme with A1 and A2
* b denotes a line using a (usually) different end-rhyme.
There is no set line length, though many poets choose 8–10 syllables.
like mercury colliding... 
April 23rd, 2022 at 6:34 am
I love this Kat and it is a very real concern for me, and for all the birds who march with their placards every time the feeders are depleted!
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April 23rd, 2022 at 7:10 am
We saw several goldfinches at our feeders yesterday. It was a first sighting of these beauties amidst the usual crowd. Hard not to miss flashes of yellow. And then there are the young fawns who think i put seed out for them! I can tell next morning when they’ve been by for a midnight snack. And the delightful hummingbirds returned from the tropics a few weeks ago, already battling each other round the nectar pots… How i love my woodland friends! ❤️
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April 23rd, 2022 at 8:40 am
This is another skillfully written poem Kat. 👐Bravo 💜💜
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April 23rd, 2022 at 10:29 pm
Thank you Willow. It has been so healing to be writing again! ❤️
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