a scratch, then tip-tap by the bedroom window
pair of chickadees settles on my red tiled roof
soft as pitter-patter of rain on summer day
then the curious bird, perches just outside my frame
a few seconds, our eyes meet & he flies away
gifting me with bubbling smile to start my day
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Poetics - Flights of Fancy, hosted by Laura Bloomsbury. Thanks for the visits and comments.
Wonderful, Grace! I’ve heard of chickadees but we don’t get them here. What a delightful early morning visitor!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice morning gift!
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty little birds, and so busy. The Great Tits have raised two sets of chicks this year under the eaves of the house and we'll have them all winter at the feeder.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is so beautiful and delightful to read. I love the positive connotations in imagery, it’s very lovely. Indeed, a great start to your day. Excellent piece!
ReplyDeletea lovely image Grace, you were given a gift, and you have passed it on to us! thank you!
ReplyDeleteOy. Perfectly recorded & reported. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAww, how cute! ^_^
ReplyDeletehe flies away gifting me with
ReplyDeletebubbling smile to start my day
Such a wonderful feeling of freedom in the skies, very invigorating, Grace!
Hank
A sweet blessing to begin the day!
ReplyDeleteI miss chickadees. First bird I ever knew the name of...along with robin, I guess.
ReplyDeleteThey are such sweet little birds. The come to my sunflower feeder and get a seed and take it to the limb to eat, never at the feeder! Well Done!
ReplyDeleteSuch a joyful piece, Grace. Love that connection that you make.
ReplyDeleteI love the sound of this--just like a chickadee
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly it. Smiling like a crazy person at a bird. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful start to the day!
ReplyDeleteYou make that eye of curiosity so easy to picture.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet and tender poem- delicate like the chickadee.
ReplyDeleteOh that is a great way to start the day. I just wrote a whole comment to you but it disappeared faster than I could see what happened. Anyhow, I have a red-bellied woodpecker who is making holes in the eaves of my roof. I know that probably means a bigger problem but I don't need an alarm clock. It sounds like a jackhammer!
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