I had a cute close encounter yesterday with Mr Robin when I went out to feed the birds in the garden. He hopped on the branch of the tree right by my head, unfazed and kind of interested. Today, I saw a flash of brightest orange red come down from the tree, so here we go...
Flash of red
A reddish orange leaf
takes a plunge downward
off a spiky branch
it topples to the ground
swirling lightly upon the air;
a leaf but not a leaf
gradually it takes form –
beak, legs and brown feathers;
it’s a red robin swooping
eager, sprightly, hopeful
with an eye upon the ground
full splattered with seed
with speedy small pecks
he makes haste to eat before
the weighty pigeon waiting
copyright Vickie Johnstone
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