Hot bread on the windowsill,
a round-out crumbling banquet
as the Sparrow, Goldfinch, Blue Tit
don their finest topcoats.
The white and the grey, the reflection of blue pools,
thought and patience.
Wholemeal, rye and blackburn,
tin-topped feet find a merry, merry, dawdle
between the breadth of the wood
and the microfiche pane.
The top of the beak, a fork:
akin to those we set sail at the dinner table –
(feet to the floor)
the bottom, a mother in the dark
with a spoon for deep feeding,
caters her loves in pinches soft as
peppercorn mouthfuls.
As adroit and grandeur as the threading of a needle,
pray, be her child and their child in the warm of next year.
© Eve Redwater 2012
[Inspired by some tiny, hopping, adorable visitors I had on my windowsill this morning. I’ve put out more bread, so let’s hope they come back! (I’d like some pictures!)]
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tin topped feet and peppercorn mouthfuls…those phrases are wonderfully descriptive.
Thank you! I’m glad you like them. 🙂
thank you for sharing simple pleasures from nature… The top of the beak, a fork:
akin to those we set sail at the dinner table –
(feet to the floor)
the bottom, a mother in the dark
with a spoon for deep feeding,
caters her loves in pinches soft as
peppercorn mouthfuls.
Hello Rich, thank you for reading and visiting again. 🙂 Nature is really inspiring!
This echoes much of what I’ve seen. I’ve also seen a lot of woodpeckers. Watching one climb a tree right now as I type. Spring, spring. 🙂
Spring indeed! We’ve had some wonderful weather this past week. I spent the day with the ducks in the park yesterday. 🙂
Nice imagery and I love the picture. Did you take it? Nice special effects!
Thanks Russell! I didn’t take it, no. It’s from the RSBP website. 🙂 I edited it though.
This poem is the perfect thing to read during the first week of spring. Great work, Eve!
Thanks Millie! The weather sure has been great recently!
Eve, this is a wonderful submersion in the present moment…as are other posts of yours I’ve browsed. Very nice. So glad to discover your blog.
Hello Victoria! Nice to meet you and have you visit, thank you. 🙂 I hope these little guys visit again soon!
I love birds too. They are so beautiful, even pigeons in flight are lovely. I love sparrows and mockingbirds, finches and blue jays. I’m originally from Maryland and I saw an oriole once. It’s beauty made me want to cry.
Bread… You can’t go wrong with a poem with bread in it. Nice piece.
And the birds love it too! Thank you. 🙂
Tender, fragile, innocent…inspiring little ones.
Sometimes I wonder how they get on being as tiny as they are. So sweet~ 😀
another gorgeous write…you def capture the moment and it flows so smooth we feel like we are right there…
Thanks as always Brian! Your feedback means a lot to me!
nice images of our avian friends
Thank you!
Precious aren’t they! Hope they do come back. 🙂
Lovely write
Thank you! I hope so too~
You are surprisingly good (I was expecting blogs like this to be full of trashy poetry written by arrogant tools who write worse than a five year old 🙂 silly stereotypes) no this is really good.)
Hi William! Thanks! 😛 I’m glad I don’t meet said stereotypical requirement – your message made me chuckle~
Is this for the poetics prompt? … Lovely write, the birds are getting a well fed meal it sounds like. I can’t wait to see them feeding nearby here too. There are two woodpeckers at work early in the morning here. You really the capture the moment so well.
Yes! I found my own picture – I wanted it to match the moment I saw that morning. 🙂 There seems to be an influx of these guys around where I live – it’s lovely seeing them skip about the trees!
So beautiful… I love the fork and spoon metaphor.
Thank you very much Laurie. 🙂
Sweet. I love watching the birds outside our windows too.
Thanks. It’s really fun!
Charming! Debra
Many thanks Debra! 😀
Great marriage of words and image.
Thank you James, lovely to have you visit!
what a great picture you paint with your words…somehow no “real” picture needed anymore…esp. loved..
the bottom, a mother in the dark
with a spoon for deep feeding,
caters her loves in pinches soft as
peppercorn mouthfuls….
Thank you Claudia! 😀
Very evocative poem!
Thank you Anna! Nice to meet you!
haha do I even need to comment? 😛
Hehe, no, but your thoughts and feedback mean a lot to me! 😛
Has a great flow!
Kelly
http://simplydeeppoetry.blogspot.com/
Thank you Kelly, I’ll be sure to pop over to you!
Brilliant
Thank you very much!
It’s hard to write about birds, and other small endearing things, without becoming sentimental. Well written. Claire x
Indeed. 🙂 Thanks Claire x
crumbling banquet. i am there. with the winged ones.
Thank you Jane! That’s so pretty! x
Finest topcoats – such a great line! Beautiful as always.
Many thanks Jessica! 😀
This makes me want to live in your world. It’a as if you exist in some sort of whimsical universe where life is a banquet of simple yet important and meaningful experiences.
Hi Posky. 🙂 This really is a lovely comment you know. It resounds with me more than you’d think too – thank you!
I’m glad to hear that.
Those little feathery friends will be back for sure and such a feast! As I will be for the satisfying deliciousness of your poetry, Eva!
Thank you for reading my poem! I haven’t seen them again yet, but I’m hoping because of the nice weather that we’ve had recently, they’ll make their return!
“tin-topped feet find a merry, merry, dawdle”
this is a dancing bird line of prose…
Thanks so much Evelyn! x
Each word is perfectly placed. The sequence of images are also perfectly judged. I love visiting this blog.
Thank you! I love having you here and hearing what you have to say! Stay in touch. 😀 x
What a wonderful imagery! Great job! 🙂
Subhan Zein
Thank you Subhan!
What a wonderful spring poem! David Agnew is always writing about blue tits, so I especially enjoyed
Hot bread on the windowsill,
a round-out crumbling banquet
as the Sparrow, Goldfinch, Blue Tit
don their finest topcoats.
What a wonderful idea! This is delightful poetry that sets my spirit to singing.
Thank you Thomas! They’ve pretty much cleared out the bread now. 😀
Really liked this, it created a beautiful picture in my mind…thank you
Thank you for visiting Christie! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Lovely imagery. I love all the small birds that we have here. the canary and finches and humming birds are all so beautiful and fascinating to watch too.
Thank you. 🙂 Yes, so wonderful to watch! We’ve had a couple of blackbirds nesting outside my window recently, they’re so lovely to watch.