GRUBS, BUGS AND A WOODPECKER
My bright yellow and bottle-green
plumed woodpecker’s returned.
A rare treat; a twitcher’s incident.
His head sheens with chilled rain,
nodding and bobbing, an affable
lemon-lime ball. He’s an errant stroke,
a poke of citrus colour that brightens
a tennis court. I doubt that he
appreciates his patchwork threads;
a streak of scarlet red adorns his head,
and coral feet pry grubs and bugs
from the open field. He’s certainly
too busy to bother with weather –
soaked and bathed in rain,
he drips dry with a shake of a worm.
It’s grubby work but he’s
come to terms with that.
Wordle #95: Bathe, term, court, open, dry, coral, bottle, ball, plume, rare, incident, thread
I can see your woodpecker in vivid hue. You bring it to life.
Thank you, Brenda!
beautiful descriptions.
Thank you, Deana.
I love this descriptive poem. My favorite line is,”he drips dry with a shake of a worm.”
Thanks, Sheryl, I’m glad that you liked it!
Pretty, bird and poem.
Thanks, Viv. He is only around here in the winter. Not sure where he goes in the summer. He’s a beauty though.
Isn’t it good to be able to take ownership of a bit of nature?
I only for a moment, Stan.
He doesn’t have to worry about his patchwork appearance, his future mate will decide whether he is up to scratch. What we see in nature is beautiful but for them it is just endless hard work. I loved this piece.
Thank you very much!
Oh, I can easily see this little feathered workman plying his trade!
Another Whirl with Yeats
Thanks for reading it and leaving a comment.
I mostly hear my woodpeckers, you’ve let me see them clearly with this verse! I can also see the results of his designs on my willow!
Thank you for your visit…If I turn the idea into a story I make it short enough for Flashy Fiction. I don’t know if I can do another story verse with over 40 pages
…but you have planted a seed.
How very exciting!
I had a lot of fun reading this. The last line especially made me laugh, “It’s grubby work but he’s come to terms with that.”
You wove the words well. I am very partial to birds, and woodpeckers are a particular favorite. You drew a very detailed image,
Elizabeth
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Thank you, Elizabeth! He really is a beautiful little guy.
Misky, I LOVED reading of your bird…so lively. And the “grubby” line — so fun!! I’m a week behind but finally posted my #95. Glad to have not missed yours!
I’m glad you found time to read and leave a comment. Thank you, my friend. xx