#Octpowrimo #Migration #Magpie #pigeons
You might have thought
with the thermometers’ race to the bottom
most of the winged residents would be on holiday
Initial suspicions – verified
as scattered birdseed
lying in the neighbours car park
Remains – sadly untouched
But as Ra begins to move beyond the horizon
locals are gathered
Pigeons and swallows, magpies and all
discussing the best spots to harvest seeds
And Mother and Father Birds
are up high in the trees
keeping the next generation warm and fed
Through Winter
Meanwhile,
who’s the brightly coloured fellow
hopping along the garden fence and
dropping freshly laden snow
Its a Robin Redbreast come to say hello!
The Inkwell 