LIGHTS OUT BABY ROBIN

phedizzle (55)in #poetry • 6 years ago (edited)

One cold morning in late March, while sitting outside drinking coffee, I watched the most spectacular thing! Birds teaching their young to fly. It reminded me of parents teaching their kids to ride a bike for the first time without training wheels. I wish I could have recorded it. Maybe next year I will. Anyway, this is a little poem about that morning. Enjoy.

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Intense sun
Intense cold
But Spring is here
Or so I'm told

I'm not feeling it
Sub temperatures today
In gloves and hat
Wearing my favorite hoodie

Even still
I savor it
When the seasons
Trans-ish

When the edges of weather
Collide and shift
The circle of life
Cycling with it

I like to reflect
During these special times
As a bystander and witness
Nature's full of surprise

In the peace of the morning
As the sun breaks through the clouds
The songbirds sing
Loudly and proud

They know it's Spring
Because in nests
In trees
There are chirping little birdies

I watch in amazement
Full of wonder and awe
As mammas and pappas
To their babies call

Spread those tiny wings
Fly to me, fly to me
Come here, come here
Sweet birdie baby

And they fly-They sure do
Some babies are faster learners
Some are a little more
Wobbly than others

One young robin in particular
So excited to flee
Chasing siblings like a game of tag
So excited it didn't see

The pole barn
It flew head on into the door
Knocking itself out cold
It was lights out for an hour or more

It hit hard and loud
I saw it happen but didn't believe
It lay motionless except
For it's little eyes looking at me

It was a little funny
Then a little sad
I was worried this baby Robin's
First flight was it's last

I didn't want to touch it
Maybe it would wake up and be fine
Waited an hour
Hoping I would find

Maybe with a mild concussion
But was hoping to find it recovered
Not stiff and lifeless
Was hoping it'd woken from slumber

It did and was gone
I was surprised and relieved
What a way to start off
This early morning of Spring

Just an hour earlier
Spring seemed a lie
Until I saw Robin parents
Teach their young to fly

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stickchumpion (63) 6 years ago

Rad poem and good to see you have a nice back catalogue there .
I like d the word trans -ish

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phedizzle (55) 6 years ago

Thanks @stickchumpion. It was an easy simple poem but I wish I could have recorded that morning. There was so much activity. I spend a lot of time observing all of the wildlife and insects here. It's a wild busy ecosystem here. But this particular morning it was the coolest thing to see all the different birds flying from tree to tree, calling out to the newly hatched chicks. I was lucky to have been able to see it.

I like chopping words up to make them fit in poetry. haha.

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arslannasir9090 (52) 6 years ago

I love poetry but before poetry u r my idle

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minnowsupport (70) 6 years ago

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yidneth (67) 6 years ago

Aww yay for the sweet robin fledgling

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sweetjoy (49) 6 years ago

Looks like a baby in there. Or a bird feeder in every back yard!
Lol
Joy

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phedizzle (55) 6 years ago

Yep. It was a baby robin who had just learned to fly. There were dozens of baby birds. It was a spectacle.

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vladivostok (70) 6 years ago

great words, really cool format...love this post!

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phedizzle (55) 6 years ago

Thanks @Vladivostok! I appreciate the feedback. I'm a slow steemian so I'm sorry for the late reply.

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LIGHTS OUT BABY ROBIN

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