dVerse Poets – Open Link Night – Journey With Me
Photo: found at birdlife.org.au a female Splendid Fairy Wren (often colloquially called Blue Wren).
Her Gift Remains
Today’s first gift
flew close by me a
flutter of wings that
I felt before I saw her,
she came alongside
hopping from shrub to shrub
just ahead of me
watching, trilling,
as if heralding,
and, at last she waited
or so it seemed,
and as I drew level
she looked at me intently
and, as it were,
I’m certain she smiled
cocked her head
as if hello
then took her leave,
yet ever present
her gift remains.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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This is wonderful, thanks for the share. 😊
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Bird courtship is so interesting with their mating dances, crazy poses, and nest building to other elaborate displays, this behavior can be fascinating to witness.
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Very nice!
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Love this, Paul.
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This is so sweet!
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Awesome poem, thanks a lot sir for sharing.
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Reblogged this on From 1 Blogger 2 Another.
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The never-ending dance of nature ♥
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Absolutely, and so special, I’m assuming you know this dance well.
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Beautiful
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Thank you very much for that.
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I like your description of the encounter with the bird.
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Thank Frank, which makes me think you know this connection.
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Aw….perfect! Love it when the birds chat with us!
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Yes, isn’t it wonderful, and thank you.
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birds can be so cheeky and cute like that, love it when they connect 🙂
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Yes, the wrens seem to most of all in my life, they really do connect, thanks Kate.
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I’m blessed with a full range of them 🙂
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Wonderful 🙂
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Ah love those connections when they happen! You wrote about it so well!
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They sure are special, thank you Heather, nice to know that it connected.
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It did! Always a pleasure.
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One of my favourite birds and a perfectly described encounter with this exquisite little creature.
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Thanks Dawn, yes so delightful.
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I love the way you once again drew me into an experience with your words
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And one we share, thank you so much.
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Oh, Nature’s beautiful gifts ❤️ There is nothing like it 🙂
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So true Christine, thank you for that response, lovely.
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Sweet – I love these close encounters with birds.
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So precious 🙂
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So sweet. We humans are like birds 🙂
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I so agree Rupali 🙂
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Thank you for sharing another wonderful poem, Paul! Sorry, for the late revisit. Another busy week happend! Hope your last week was much more convenient. Best wishes for the weekend! Michael
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Had a good week Michael, and thank you very much
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You too, Paul! Thank you for all the positive input every day. Michael
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Very kind, my pleasure Michael 🙂
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😀
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Beautiful 😍
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Thank you so much. 🙂
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Birds are magical, mesmerizing – such a joy to observe, espevially in close intimacy. Enjoyed this Paul
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Thank you Rob, yes, so agree, mesmerising – indeed.
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You’ve described a very special moment….happens not enough. When we stop, still, and suddenly a creature of nature is in front of us and magically they make eye contact and time stands still as somehow we commune with them…some magical moment of connection….and then just as suddenly they are gone and we are left a bit breathless by the encounter. I really enjoyed this post!
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Many thanks for that Lillian.
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Beautiful
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Many thanks Ruth
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I was out walking in a bird sanctuary today… there are so many great encounters to be made… today it was especially a yellow wagtail that caught my interest.
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I would love to see one of those, ours is a very plain black with white, but very cheeky and assertive. Yes, so many encounters.
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Many thanks VJ
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Many thanks for that 🙂
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A close encounter with nature and its creation are always fulfilling.
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Absolutely so Megha.
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That’s lovely Paul. What a pretty little bird!
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Yes, we are so fortunate in this corner of the multiverse to have such delights.
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So special to see what wild birds get up to. Beautifully explored. What a wonderful name ‘ a fairy wren’! Will look them up.
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They are just so delightful, thank you.
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