Winged Duo
The wood thrush sings in earth tones
underscored with its rustling of leaves,
digging searches for bugs. Its call
jabs like the spots on its breast,
black on white, its tongue spreading
heart’s urgent news— love notes
or heads-up, heads-up!
The goldfinch sings like tiny coins
falling in a fountain, races its mate
in figure eights bright as flying
sparklers, its song a feathered
notation, black on white,
syncopating wings and tail.
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Nancy – I think we are echoing again today! Love “its call/jabs” – “heart’s urgent news” – “feathered notation” – “tiny coins falling in a fountain” – I probably should have just included all the lines!
The imagery captured is vivid and clear. I can almost hear and see these birds in the wild.
An elegant visual of two beautiful birds with their movements, flight and songs. “Tiny coins falling in the fountain” touches the senses. I love this winged friends poem.
Love “tiny coins” and “earth tones”–exact and vivid.
I really enjoyed the images you used here. Also loved “sings like tiny coins” and “sings in earth tones”
Strong imagery and rhythms, especially when read aloud
The language of this poem is so beautiful. And vivid. I first read it this morning, and I’ve been grinning every time I see a bird fly by all day.
you’ve given me much to listen and watch for the next time I go birding, but I’ll start with tiny coins falling in a fountain in search of the goldfinch
This poem creates the most beautiful sounds and imagery!