Sep 2021
Atop the barn
a plump flicker
on two legs,
almost rusted
but for a monochrome
wing, a reversing
arrow. As it hops
along the felt,
a glimpse of its
taupe cap,
a sort of chain mail hood,
then a piercing
chirrup, a ripple
of giggles into the air
before the flight departs.
a plump flicker
on two legs,
almost rusted
but for a monochrome
wing, a reversing
arrow. As it hops
along the felt,
a glimpse of its
taupe cap,
a sort of chain mail hood,
then a piercing
chirrup, a ripple
of giggles into the air
before the flight departs.
Written: August 2021.
Explanation: A simple poem written in my own time for display at my local library and also (partly) for the annual Summer Reading Challenge that takes place at English libraries every year. A link to my Facebook writing page can be found on my HP home page.
Explanation: A simple poem written in my own time for display at my local library and also (partly) for the annual Summer Reading Challenge that takes place at English libraries every year. A link to my Facebook writing page can be found on my HP home page.
(31/M/Northamptonshire, England)
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