Hear loud hiss outside my door
Sounds like rain .... no .... something more
Walk outside to check it out
Steps crunch as I walk about
Birds are chirping in bare trees
Cold air whipping at my knees
Go inside to get warm coat
Hear loud call from blue jay's throat
Grab a bag of nuts and hat
Lay peanuts on icy mat
Walk back to the door and turn
Birds circle rail, then return
Blue jays swoop and grab peanuts
Cardinal lands and eyes each nut
Picks the ones already shelled
Turn and jumps, red wings propel
Black and white bombshells appear
Chickadees, small balls of cheer
Flits around to find shelled nut
Swoops away with sharp chirp tut
Then two wrens land on porch rail
Sharp loud calls and erect tails
Tiny beaks grab peanut nubs
Launch from rail to hide in shrubs
Gray squirrel pit pats up wood stairs
Hoping for a handout share
Finds peanut that blue jays missed
Quickly flees with sudden twist
Fingers freezing from the cold
Go inside where warmth unfolds
Watch feeder from window view
While I write a poem for you
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Lyrical Porch II
PoetryCome sit on my porch, When you're feeling scorched, Come put up your feet, Read a tranquil treat ....
