A Room with a View

Posted byChristine BoltonPosted inBlog, NatureTags:, , ,

A Room with a View

A circle of cackling crows
picnic on abandoned fruit
under the mango tree
Five female ducks
On the bank
Sitting pretty in a row
 
Wood Storks gather
in the shallows
surveying the territory 
As pink spoonbills 
splash land
in the water
 
Needle-beaked Ibis
waiting anxiously
for lawnmowers
to quiet their noise
so they may feast,
hungry for grubs
 
Late afternoon sun
captures Sandhill Cranes
In its glowing golden rays
Light reflecting
like dancing diamonds
on the surface of the lake
 
Full moon rising
Chasing day into night
Sky changing colors
Blues to pinks to greys
As it bids farewell
and darkness comes
 
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Grace at D'Verse Poets Pub has a special host
tonight, Peter Frankis, an Australian Writer who
has prompted us tonight to write a poem looking
out of a window. 

Image by Paul Brennan 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

33 thoughts on “A Room with a View”

    1. Thanks Punam. Yes I am very lucky in that respect. Any water in Florida has a wealth of bird life. It’s beautiful 😍

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  4. A lovely lyrical tour through the shifting crews of local Floridian birds. I like that you started with crows and ended with the sunset and the night coming on. It has a feeling of Eden about it (except for the lawnmowers).

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    1. Thanks Peter, the lawnmowers are the reality. I hear them now! ☺️ Unfortunately there are no goats or sheep here to keep the grass down!

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  8. What a marvelous sampling of nature! Thank you so much for making it come alive for us!

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  9. You are so lucky to have such a rich view full of birds! I never tire of watching them, but I have to go to the park to see them most of the time. (K)

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    1. Yes I am very fortunate to see so many beautiful birds here. I’ve always been fascinated by them. Large and small. They are wonderful 🙂❤️

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