LIGHTS OUT BABY ROBIN

One cold morning in late March, while sitting outside drinking coffee, I watched the most spectacular thing! Birds teaching their young to fly. It reminded me of parents teaching their kids to ride a bike for the first time without training wheels. I wish I could have recorded it. Maybe next year I will. Anyway, this is a little poem about that morning. Enjoy.

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IMAGE AND POEM COPYRIGHT 2018 @phedizzle

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Intense sun
Intense cold
But Spring is here
Or so I'm told

I'm not feeling it
Sub temperatures today
In gloves and hat
Wearing my favorite hoodie

Even still
I savor it
When the seasons
Trans-ish

When the edges of weather
Collide and shift
The circle of life
Cycling with it

I like to reflect
During these special times
As a bystander and witness
Nature's full of surprise

In the peace of the morning
As the sun breaks through the clouds
The songbirds sing
Loudly and proud

They know it's Spring
Because in nests
In trees
There are chirping little birdies

I watch in amazement
Full of wonder and awe
As mammas and pappas
To their babies call

Spread those tiny wings
Fly to me, fly to me
Come here, come here
Sweet birdie baby

And they fly-They sure do
Some babies are faster learners
Some are a little more
Wobbly than others

One young robin in particular
So excited to flee
Chasing siblings like a game of tag
So excited it didn't see

The pole barn
It flew head on into the door
Knocking itself out cold
It was lights out for an hour or more

It hit hard and loud
I saw it happen but didn't believe
It lay motionless except
For it's little eyes looking at me

It was a little funny
Then a little sad
I was worried this baby Robin's
First flight was it's last

I didn't want to touch it
Maybe it would wake up and be fine
Waited an hour
Hoping I would find

Maybe with a mild concussion
But was hoping to find it recovered
Not stiff and lifeless
Was hoping it'd woken from slumber

It did and was gone
I was surprised and relieved
What a way to start off
This early morning of Spring

Just an hour earlier
Spring seemed a lie
Until I saw Robin parents
Teach their young to fly

Just an hour earlier
Spring seemed a lie
Until I saw Robin parents
Teach their young to fly

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Hope you enjoyed this simple little poem I wrote about an eventful morning earlier this year. If you found this post enjoyable, please consider upvoting, resteeming, following, and commenting! Thank you kindly for reading...

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Here are previous posts of mine:

STORIES:

BAREFOOT IN THE BOONIES: EXPOSING MY ROOTS (introduction post)
BAREFOOT IN THE BOONIES: Chapter 1
BAREFOOT IN THE BOONIES: FAMILY OWNED: Chapter 1 Section 2
BAREFOOT IN THE BOONIES: ABANDONED BASEMENT: Chapter 1 Section 2
BAREFOOT IN THE BOONIES: REWIND: GROWING UP WITH TURNTABLES

2011 GARDEN:

2011: DESIGN AND BUILD
2011 BACKYARD TRELLIS, PERIMETER, & VOLUNTEER
2011 TIRE PORTION OF THE GARDEN
2011 BRASSICAS-TIRE GARDEN
2011 DWARF ORCHARD

RECIPES:

SANTA DELIVERED SHROOMS-SHITAKE OYSTER SCRAMBLE
SWEET CINNAMON POPCORN
MOCK ALMOND JOY--CHEAPER AND HEALTHIER
HANGRY TERIYAKI
RASHES--WHY I SWITCHED TO THIS COMMON DIY LAUNDRY SOAP AND HOW I MAKE IT
SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH FORAGED FINDS: FIRST FOOD FORAGE OF 2018

POEMS:

WATCHING THE SPRING WAKE UP
SHE IS DYING
WEEPING WILLOW

PLANTS AND ANIMALS-EDUCATIONAL:

GRASS IS OUR FRIEND
LITTLE BLUESTEM--BENEFICIAL AND BEAUTIFUL
BEHOLD THE BEAUTY OF THE FALSE INDIGO BUSH

WALK ALONG WITH ME:

WALK ALONG WITH ME 1
WALK ALONG WITH ME 2--WINTER 2017/2018

2018:

WILD TURKEY TAIL AND REISHI MUSHROOMS
HUGELKULTUR BED STARTED BUT THERE IS A LOGISTICAL OBSTACLE.
2018 CURRENT HAPPENINGS: FOOD FOREST EXPANSION
WILD EDIBLES AROUND THE HOMESTEAD
GRANNY SMITH APPLE FINALLY GOT SOME LOVE
PICKED MY FIRST PINT OF WILD NATIVE BLACK RASPBERRIES
TRANSPLANTING WILD PURPLE GARLIC PART 1
ORCHARD: PLANNING, PREPPING, AND PLANTING

CONTESTS/REVIEWS

Chronic and Coffee MSP Review--25 SBD contest for the best MSPWAVES Radio Reviews
VOICES FROM THE MOUNTAINS Review--25 SBD contest for the best MSPWAVES Radio Reviews

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