Birdsong

Posted byChristine BoltonPosted inBlog, NatureTags:, , ,

Birdsong

Delicate creatures with a way
Of creating a glorious sound
A chorus heard from bay to bay
 
No sweeter a sound to be sung 
From creatures without any lips
And least of all an unusual tongue
 
Before I speak my last word
Or draw a final breath
I pray to hear the song of a bird

 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Laura is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight

For today’s prompt the challenge is to choose
AT LEAST THREE RHYME SETS
These are:- 
SPEECH/REST/BEACH 
ON/SEA/UPON
WORD/BREATH/BIRD
WAY/SOUND/BAY
SUNG/LIPS/TONGUE
-Write your poem as a rhyming tercet of 3 line stanzas
though a composite 9 liner or more would do just as well
- Strict meter is not a requirement but for an extra
challenge try pentameter (10 syllables to each line)
- You do NOT have to follow the ordered sequence
of the above
- You may reverse the order of the 1st & 3rd words
but otherwise keep the integrity of each rhyme set

Image by skeeze from Pixabay 

Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

35 thoughts on “Birdsong”

      2. 🤣 That’s funny Dwight! Sometimes I just can’t get my mind to wrap around some of them too.

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    1. Good idea. I was standing outside the house the other day and a bird was singing his heart out. So many different sounds. I looked up to the roof and there was the Mockingbird siting on the chimney stack. It was really lovely 🥰

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  10. Really lovely Christine – and that last stanza is certainly something I would pray for. Beautifully said and you have made the rhyme sets your own with this poem. Thank you for joining in with the prompt

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    1. Thank you Laura. I enjoyed this challenge but it did scare me a little. Can a beak be the equivalent of lips? I hope so 🤣

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  12. Lovely. I feel the same way. I miss getting out to walk in the forest. But my husband thinks it is best for me with a defibrillator and allergies to stay in. I never thought to live through a plague, and I pray this one is short-lived.

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    1. Yes indeed. I would not venture out right now for your own sake. I’m sorry about your health problems. Please take of yourself in these trying times 💕

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