Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Snowbird

Feathers of ice
falling from a dying bird
that I cannot see
Though you've not told me
I'm certain your wings are bare
under the blanket of white
and your body will not be there
come Spring

35 comments:

  1. TomDecember 10, 2009 at 4:33 AM

    magical lyrical visual, delectible!

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  2. Abraham LincolnDecember 10, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    Nice reading words that flow off the tongue.

    The eye was normal when the picture was taken. I didn't do anything with it. The squirrel in the snow picture.

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  3. Brian MillerDecember 10, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    great visuals jeff...magic!

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  4. RavynDecember 10, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    Very nice.

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  5. Liza UrsuDecember 10, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    intuitive
    connected
    Those words came to mind when I read this great piece Jeff.
    Happy tt!

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  6. BetsyDecember 10, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    great imagery....perfect for the theme!

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  7. EmpathDecember 10, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    wow. very nice.

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  8. Tess KincaidDecember 10, 2009 at 10:03 AM

    Oh, I love this, on the bird level, and deeper. Beautiful, Jeff.

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  9. Alan BurnettDecember 10, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Wonderful stuff. I wish I could write with such lyricism and such economy.

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  10. RebeccaDecember 10, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    Now, this is certainly imaginative!..

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  11. eDecember 10, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Nice flow, excellent imagery. Poor bird!

    Regarding your comment, San Diego is beautiful and I am never bored by the weather there.

    That remark came from someone else to me and as I pointed out, even in San Diego one can feel seasonal change...

    I wish I were there today as the weather here is wet, gray and miserable.

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  12. Lorenzo — Alchemist's PillowDecember 10, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    Nice, Jeff. Very deft touch.

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  13. Harnett-HargroveDecember 10, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    (Sorry typo)
    The icon of a snowbird is magical.
    Wondrously put down. -J

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  14. Ronda LaveenDecember 10, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    Makes me think of the dead bird on saw on the floor of the carport this morning. Sometimes, once they fly in, they just keep trying to get out of the big closed windows and down see the big a$$ opening where they came in. Bummer.

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  15. WingsDecember 10, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Nice, but so very sad. I guess that's the point, hmm?

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  16. BainoDecember 10, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    Aww . . if it wasn't Friday there'd be a tear in my eye. Am I going mad? I linked via TT and got a completely different post to this one in my reader?

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  17. subbyDecember 10, 2009 at 5:30 PM

    Alas, it is so.

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  18. R.J. EdwardsDecember 11, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    Sad but beautiful.

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  19. tonyDecember 11, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    Come Spring We All Will Have Changed.It's True!

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  20. Kat MortensenDecember 11, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    There goes that R.E.M. "Losing My Religion" G.G. Marquez thing in my head again.

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  21. lettuceDecember 12, 2009 at 5:43 AM

    poignant
    lovely images

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  22. MmmDecember 12, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    I'm not sure I get this poem or not, but I like the words and what it conjures in my mind, sad as it is though, at least.

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  23. BitsyDecember 19, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    Sorry, but I can't seem to get past the Anne Murray song playing in my head. Pretty words.

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  24. PattiKenSeptember 18, 2010 at 11:25 AM

    I like this one.

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  25. RuthSeptember 19, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    This is a lovely circle.

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  26. Rene/ Not The RockefellersDecember 1, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    that damn Wonder Woman and her invisible plane...

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  27. Tumblewords:December 2, 2010 at 12:30 AM

    A wonderful read - thank you...

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  28. Gabriela AbaloDecember 2, 2010 at 4:56 AM

    nice imaginary

    Come Spring... many things will not be there ;)

    cheers

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  29. Kristen HaskellDecember 2, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    That is really touching.

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  30. SuzDecember 3, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    I agree this was very nice

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  31. Paul CDecember 3, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Feathers of ice...enjoy that beginning...

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  32. chiccorealDecember 4, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    Dear Jeff: Wonderful poem; well-written! Especially love the first two lines

    "Feathers of ice
    falling from a dying bird"

    This has a very Haiku feel to it, with the element of water (ice) and other natural themes. Great flow!

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  33. HelenDecember 4, 2010 at 8:33 PM

    This is haunting ....

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  34. Carrie BurttDecember 6, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    This is glorious and magical Jeff!

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  35. Tess KincaidDecember 6, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    This is gorgeous. I want more poetry from you. This proves it's in there. You know it.

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