GARDEN GUARDIAN Tired old scarecrow, tattered and torn Looking shabby and quite forlorn His clothes are ripped from summer wind Gaping where they once were pinned Months ago, in summer sun He proved his worth with job well done While flapping arms in disarray He made the crows stay well away But now birds perch [...]
Posts Tagged ‘birds’
That tired old scarecrow
Posted in Nature, Poetry, Rhyming, tagged birds, freezing, garden, guard, scarecrow, snow, summer, weather, winter, yard on Thursday,October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beauty of the Sunflower
Posted in Animals, ecology, Nature, Poetry, Rhyming, tagged bees, birds, buffet, butterflies, chickadees, finch, seed, sprout, sunflower on Wednesday,September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SUNFLOWER SURPRISE I really didn’t want you there You weren’t even sown From a little seed the birds missed You sprouted on your own You offered up a nice buffet For little chickadees To lemon-yellow finches And butterflies and bees Then you gave me summer beauty With your huge yellow crown And shared your many [...]
To capture heart and soul
Posted in Animals, ecology, Inspirational, Nature, Poetry, Rhyming, tagged birds, crimson, evening, moonbeams, shadows, summer, sun, vespers, wings on Sunday,July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A SUMMER EVENING When shadows cloak the evening As daylight’s turned down low The horizon basks in crimson From sunset’s lavish show Then moonbeams ready golden dust To sprinkle on this night While I watch in fascination As the sun slips out of sight The birds have sung soft vespers And insects start their choir [...]
Summer fare
Posted in Inspirational, Nature, Poetry, Rhyming, tagged birds, flowers, frogs, melodies, perfume, rain, seasons, summer, sun on Tuesday,June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A SEASON’S SWEET CARESS Summer flaunts its mighty splendor As it paints the heavens red – Polishes up the diamond skies And full moon overhead. Then morning opens up its eyes At the sun’s first golden ray The world awakens, to enjoy A marvelous summer day It scatters flowers everywhere Across earth’s counterpane, And ripples [...]
Sounds at Sunset
Posted in Animals, haiku, Nature, Poetry, tagged birds, singing, Sleepy, sunset on Tuesday,June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HAIKU Sleepy birds singing muted bedtime lullabies as the sun goes down 3/18/90 Phyllis VanVleck
A Haiku for the birds!
Posted in Animals, haiku, Nature, tagged bedtime, birds, lullabies on Tuesday,March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HAIKU Sweet benediction birds singing soft lullabies as bedtime draws near 3/18/90 Phyllis VanVleck
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