Dear Nestling Bluebirds

Please don't fledge today
I see you peeking, stretching
Your parents coaxing

But hear the thunder
See the dark clouds, feel the wind
Rain will arrive soon

Stay low in your nest
Tomorrow will be sunny
Wait for the Yayas

We want to cheer you
To see your breathless first flight
And bring you courage

It's our tradition
You know, to gather when we
Know a fledge is due

It's a sacred time
A gift of the universe
Observing a fledge

May you please allow
Yourselves a full day to find
Safety by nightfall

~dkm 326/365

Outdoor Class

Two ruby-throated
hummingbirds hovered
over meditation group

~dkm 325/365

Mistaken Identity

A painted lady

kept investigating my

friend's flowered shirt

~dkm 324/365

Royal Bloom

Empress Wu again
This time in grand explosion
befitting her name

~dkm 323/365

The Day and Season After

Viola pansies,
planted on December 8th,
watered with my tears

Lifted our hearts through
winter days, bloomed throughout spring
to this final flare

~dkm 322/365

Serious Soaking

Planting in the rain.
A pleasure I hadn't guessed
would be as soothing

~dkm 321/365

Two-way Surprise

Carolina wren
Newly fledged and unafraid
Perched on swing with me

Little wren, are you

the product of the Slam Dunk

witnessed May seventh? 

~dkm 320/365

Mystery Echinacea

Purple cone flower

Twenty years reseeded here

And this year bloomed white

~dkm 319/365

Tree Surgeon Day

Hawk in the birdbath.
Man in the pinetree. Trading
levels for a time.

~dkm 318/365

Housewren Chapter Five

When does a birdsong
become almost annoying?
Now, Mr Housewren.

It's a pretty song.
Bubbly and cheerful and all.
But it never stops.

Have you ever thought
you might be endangering
your wife and children?

Calling attention
to your nest with that constant
twittering, I mean?

Most male birds with nests
Are watchful and protective.
Present but quiet.

What makes you different?
Throwing caution to the wind,
like you do? Pure joy?

~dkm 317/365