tim's Bits and Pieces - 17. Bird Styles and Morning

I really like how the three bird poems offer differing "attitudes." I think these three styles represent the nature of the creatures being talked about. The animals come to life.

The fourth poem I find unspeakably beautiful.

As always, thanks for allowing us a chance to see into your mind and soul.

Wonderfully visual, tim. I enjoyed these.. 

Well done.. 

Excellent poems, tim. I could see the birds with how you describe them.

I love your bird studies. They are so very true to experience. Woodpeckers often rule the feeders, and your words bring that to life. 

Your meditation on love in the predawn light made me smile. 

Beautifully written. 

The birds are perfect. you have brought their characters to life.

Morning. you need that time on your own. I can see why. And I know. 

Thank you so much for sharing, these poems are beautiful. 

They speak to me on a very concrete level: just this morning I was looking through the window as 'my' woodpecker was visiting and sparrows arguing with pigeons... It really is a gift to see beauty in the smallest everyday things and it takes a real talent to put together simple words and make them sound so beautiful.  Your writing seems so effortless.

(Sorry, English is not my first language, not even my second one, I apologize if I write something weird.)

11 hours ago, Reader1810 said:

Wonderful and sweet images these words invoke, tim. Made me smile. 

 

Twice, I have had sparrows feed right from my hand. Then again, these birds were downtown and getting scraps from delighted humans is an art form they have honed and mastered. Always fluttering and hopping  around when there’s a tasty snack to be had. 

 

It’s a nice thing having a feeder that allows such close interactions with nature. 

 

As always, nicely done. 

 

PS: These are the birds who delicately accepted the proffered treat. http://toronto-wildlife.com/Birds/Sparrows/sparrows.html

Thank you Reader. I like to watch them ... each of them different. A few sparrows have landed on the window sill and it is cute to see them raise up and look through. We say oh they are just birds ... nothing is just anything. Why don't they all do the same things then? We need to learn to have the patience to learn about them.

10 hours ago, AC Benus said:

I really like how the three bird poems offer differing "attitudes." I think these three styles represent the nature of the creatures being talked about. The animals come to life.

 

The fourth poem I find unspeakably beautiful.

 

As always, thanks for allowing us a chance to see into your mind and soul.

 

 

i'm glad the differences were clear ... it is what i was going for. Thanks for your support, AC and you thoughtful comments. xo

9 hours ago, Defiance19 said:

Wonderfully visual, tim. I enjoyed these.. 

Well done.. 

 

 

Thanks Boss .. i'm glad you enjoyed them. i cant ask for more ... well i could, ... hehe but i wont xo

9 hours ago, BHopper2 said:

Excellent poems, tim. I could see the birds with how you describe them.

thanks A .. i'm happy you could see my feathered friends!

7 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

I love your bird studies. They are so very true to experience. Woodpeckers often rule the feeders, and your words bring that to life. 

 

Your meditation on love in the predawn light made me smile. 

 

Beautifully written. 

thank you for reading Parker ... i'm glad you recognized our feathered friends, and appreciate the other.

7 hours ago, MichaelS36 said:

The birds are perfect. you have brought their characters to life.

 

Morning. you need that time on your own. I can see why. And I know. 

Thank You for reading these and sort of commissioning them. and thank You for very much more, Sir xo

1 hour ago, Kapucinski said:

Thank you so much for sharing, these poems are beautiful. 

They speak to me on a very concrete level: just this morning I was looking through the window as 'my' woodpecker was visiting and sparrows arguing with pigeons... It really is a gift to see beauty in the smallest everyday things and it takes a real talent to put together simple words and make them sound so beautiful.  Your writing seems so effortless.

 

(Sorry, English is not my first language, not even my second one, I apologize if I write something weird.)

please do not apologize for your English...you write beautifully.  i'm glad we share interest in these little creatures.

you humble me with your praise of my writing and i thank you.   it's funny, sometimes writing a poem is like  hatching an egg .. you write it, and wait and turn it several times, and add more bits or take some away ... that was how i wrote the bird studies .. over several days and with many changes.   the other poem,  Morning, was all there in my head as i looked out the window yesterday morning .. written exactly how it flowed out.

i do appreciate you reading my work very much.  thank you xo

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3 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

please do not apologize for your English...you write beautifully.  i'm glad we share interest in these little creatures.

you humble me with your praise of my writing and i thank you.   it's funny, sometimes writing a poem is like  hatching an egg .. you write it, and wait and turn it several times, and add more bits or take some away ... that was how i wrote the bird studies .. over several days and with many changes.   the other poem,  Morning, was all there in my head as i looked out the window yesterday morning .. written exactly how it flowed out.

 

i do appreciate you reading my work very much.  thank you xo

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I like your 'eg hatching' analogy, it sums up the process in many cases. And sometimes you just have the inspiration and everything just falls into place perfectly. 

Thank's again for sharing these pieces of your mind. For me, they are just like pralines that leave you satisfied without eating the whole box (and getting sick in the process). I believe in less is more, to cut down to the bare minimum/essence and what stays is really potent and just perfect.

(thanks Grammarly, it catches some of my mistakes).

A lovely little set.

It's beautiful!