Monday, May 1, 2023

mapmaker

the orange plumed robin's

belly is heavy 


sitting on twigged nest-

at top of willow tree


black raven shrills ((()))

returning as birds 


to breeding & nurturing

as rain drips-drums-


there is timekeeper 

and mapmaker (somewhere)


as maple trees spring

red-orange flowerets & emerald leaves



Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Quadrille with given word, MAP by host De Jackson.   This is a 44 word post.   Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.

22 comments:

  1. Oh I know the feeling with all those birds returning... our day was cold today, but there were so many birds, many already nesting (and fighting)

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  2. SO gorgeous, Grace. I LOVE those (((sound waves))). The colors and sounds in this sing.

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  3. This is lovely, Grace, an orange plumed robin and a mapmaker in spring with rain dripping and drumming!

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  4. Yes, nature manages it all without any maps or hardware or software or clocks. It's a miracle every year.

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  5. Spring charts a course. I love all the images and sounds here, Grace.

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  6. I like how you connect time and map makers. I know the birds around here are getting real rambunctious. really love those first 2 lines and see her in my mind.

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  7. Birds are in particularly the players in the "map" of life. Well done!

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  8. Love the direction you went here. No pun intended. Beautiful imagery. I love birds.

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  9. Mapless migration is so common in nature, eh? Lovely work, Grace. Thanks.

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  10. Beautiful song of spring, Grace! How do they find their way? I believe in a heavenly mapmaker/timekeeper :)

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  11. The birds have their charted courses in instinct no need of maps; but the joy they bring. Nice one Grace.

    Muchđź’–love

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  12. I believe there is a mapmaker out there somewhere. Some creatures follow their instinct and seem to find their way with ease.

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  13. Yes, we need maps, specific directions. Birds have clocks and compasses in their heads.

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  14. I always enjoy your poetry ~ especially when you focus on the beauty of nature surrounding us! Cheers. From Helen.

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  15. I think birds are so poetry-inspiring and I love your depictions of them here. Happy Spring, Grace!

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  16. I love this! Imagery that speaks to the heart. 🙏

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