Bird Collecting Seeds
written by: Clive Grewcock
As if under a spotlight,
you appear in the frame
kitted out in neat primrose
decorated with flashes
of blue, white and topped
in steely grey flanking
your back and head.
Suspended like a circus acrobat
on the finest thread,
swaying under your own weight –
until, as if for dramatic tension,
you dip into a safety mat of leaves.
Reappearing to joyous acclaim.
It is a moment of good fortune
to see nature that makes me
unable to shift my gaze
as you calculate balance and strength
on slack wire stems in order
to collect seeds and insects.
I continue my routine, having observed
your performance of wonder.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
It is a wonder to watch the struggle and intelligent skill of nature. In this case, the talent of a bird balancing on a wavering flower stem in order to collect seeds and bugs.
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