I have a visiting bluebird
Standing in my potpourri bowl
Bathing in aromatic leaves
Singing a reverie
About her dying tree
And I join in, with her plea
“Trees are the air we breath
Feeding us food and seed
Nourishing land and sea
Please let us grow and breed”
In the morning mist
Beside the potpourri dish
There, the bluebird is lying
I see her sad eyes are crying
I hear her choking, but still singing
” My fragile wings are not flying
Give me pure air to breath
Give me clean seed, in my feed
Before it’s time, to begin walking
Find thawing waters, and try swimming”
Ivor Steven (c) October 2019
Lovely post. We need to take care of nature. Nature does a wonderful job of taking care of us.
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Yes Drew, “It’s Time”
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Aww, must save the little bluebird.
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Yes,,… We must … xx
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AW, such a sweet little bird!
And your poem is so vivid and powerful!
Yes, we must give tender loving care, help, respect, ETC to all of nature, especially the creatures…they were first in the spaces human-beans took over…and sadly human-beans have destroyed. (air, water, food sources, etc. ) 😦
(((HUGS)))
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It was a poem of association…. I bought the potpourri bowl at the MS shop yesterday, and on the way out I saw the cute little bird … it’s a hand painted wooden piece… and of course I hard to buy the little bluebird…. Later on i was picking some fragrant leaves for my bowl of potpourri,…. I have, mint, sage, and a lemon balm plant….. well I chopped them all up and filled my dish…. then I thought… what a perfect spot for bluebird to perch……. and I dreamt these words during the night and this morning i wrote the poem……..
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How wonderful!
What a beautiful, positive addition to your home! 🙂
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I had fun bringing him to life in my poem … xx
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Compassionate poem.
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Thank you Derrick, and I was thinking of nugget too….
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🙂
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I love this poem! The bluebird is beautiful!
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Thank you, the little hand painted wooden bluebird was quite a find, I bought it in the MS Charity shop yesterday 😊🤗😂
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It sure is time we save the pretty bluebird!
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Thank you Punam, the little hand painted wooden bluebird was quite a find, I bought it in the MS Charity shop yesterday 😉😁🤗
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How wonderful! You are welcome, Ivor. 😊🤗
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A sweet, little rhyme.
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Thank you, the little hand painted wooden bluebird was quite a find, I bought it in the MS Charity shop yesterday 😊🤗
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My grandmother always loved birds and they rubbed off on me as well. Thrift store finds are the best.
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Yes and the bluebird looks perfect in my potpourri bowl 😊
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Crushing… yet true. Poor Mother Earth.
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Hopefully we’ll ring the bell soon…. While the bells can still ring……. 😊🐦🐤🤗
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I hope so, too.
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