Red-breasted Robin, Black crest Nuthatcher, Timid little Sparrow, And green flash of Hummingbird - All gather near feeders Which hang from different trees From separate branches. Each species make their daily stop For a quick bite, and rest, And twitter of gossip Since computers are not a necessity; The talks consist of the best places For newly built nesting, And to keep away from the Yellow garage and brick shed Where the local felines sharpen Their retractable claws - Especially that white striped pussy With the hair all matted!
Some of the male birds Clash about between the ground and air With wings spread in flutter At times seeming entangled together All in the competition for female affection.
These long descendants of the dinosaurs Fattened of feathers, and reptile claws Now mostly for perching; Their hollowed bones enabled for flight, And beaks arranged in every size and shape.
Once in a while a Red-tailed Hawk Glides in the upper atmosphere Riding the wind as a slow roller coaster In hind sight with gentle swoops Where the invisible air bends in fluctuation.
The morning sky erupts in a bountiful Array of colors fixated upon its Amazing inhabitants that grace our eyes.