I’ve encountered deer face to face, almost nose to nose, bear, raccoon, and other wild life, and each meeting is a curious thrill, a wonder at the differences between animals, birds, fish, and mortals …
EXCHANGING WONDER
a bird bangs
against the window
startled I find myself
staring a robin
eye to eye
through glass
does the bird ponder
my flying fingers
on the keyboard
while I marvel
at the lift of wing
as he soars away
first published in Leaves of Ink
To Bethlehem: ‘This little book is delightful, full of … poems on this timeless subject. … the most fun is the little prose vignettes of the common people in the Christ-child story. The slave who looks after the wise men’s camels, or the overworked maid at the inn who has to fetch water for the birth, and many more. A lovely gift for the reader on your Christmas list!’ Rosalind Adams. Available from Amazon and Kindle.
Humming birds hover up and down near their feeder to let me know the liquid inside is very low… juncos invade our parking lot and greet the bird on our car mirrors… jays angrily chase others away… small wonderful mysteries
These encounters are always a mystery, and wondrously so.