Wednesday, April 23, 2025

PAD Day 23: A Bird Poem

 Today's prompts from Write Better Poetry and NaPoWriMo: (1) Write a "book" poem, and (2) "write your own poem that focuses on birdsong."

This is a short one today, after what seemed a series of longer narrative poems. I may come back with more later, but for now, here's my birdsong poem. (The opening lines are a homage to one of my favorite books, and it satisifies the "book" prompt.)


 Mockingbird
 
It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,
said Atticus, and it’s true.
Gray and unassuming,
 
it still brings color
and brightness to my world
as it settles in my sycamore,
 
sharing all it has learned
in a set list of cover songs
presented as one long medley.



[I know - that's a pine, not a sycamore. But it's a beautiful photo.]




1 comment:

Vince Gotera said...

Bruce, love the second stanza with its vivid details. You might enjoy how I did "birdsong" today.