observation – Carrie Birde

Robins — A Poem

A photo of a trail through the spring woods, trees soaring skyward with as-yet-leafless limbs. — “Tourne” — C.Birde, 3/25

My approach shuffled

the leaves

of last Autumn &

unearthed

new Spring robins.

— C.Birde, 3/25

Nature observation photography poetry Spring truth

Knowing — A Poem

“Sprouts” — C.Birde, 3/25

She knows —

deeply knows & remembers,

all & always —

while we stumble into forgetting,

ever in need of timely,

earthly reminding.

— C.Birde, 3/25

Nature observation photography poetry truth

Song

“Norway Maple in Winter” — C.Birde

Song of dormant flowers,

of bare-limbed trees,

of winter light stroked

in rainbows across

the ceiling.

— C.Birde, 1/25

“Rainbows” — C.Birde, 1/25

creative writing Light Nature observation photography poetry trees truth Winter

Humm… — A Poem

“Bee Tongue” — C.Birde, 9/24

Humm of a hundred

bees…

My garden is a mess…

Contentment lives

here.

— C.Birde, 10/24

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Eyes — A Poem

“Dragonfly-Eyed Coneflower” — C.Birde, 7/24

Eyes

dragonfly wide

peering

asking:

why stand idly by

when with hearts

hands

minds unified

in kindness &

compassion

our world

we might entirely

redefine?

— C.Birde, 7/24

Solstice — A Poem

“Norway Maple, Crowned” — C.Birde, 6/24

Time slips

through fingers splayed

ray after ray

a corona glowing

The longest day’s light

collected,

cupped,

swallowed.

— C.Birde, 6/24

Duck — A Poem

“Arch” — C.Birde, 5/24

Duck the arch,

the vined curtain blooming

red

seen

only from the farther side…

Enter softly,

keep

the secret of your approach

in your pocket

lest the idyll vanish wholly

with an eager, errant

footfall.

— C.Birde, 5/24

flowers Nature Spring

Wolfshead — An Image

“Wolfshead” — C.Birde, 5/24

Wolf’s head

hung above the door

in welcome or warning?

I could not know before

putting hand to latch

& slowly moving forward.

— C.Birde, 5/25

Companion — A Poem

“Sassafrases” — C.Birde, 5/24

In May’s unclouded light,

I walked my grief –

short leash heart-tethered

Cool blue breath against

my skin reverberating

with our paired gait’s

catch & swing

Strides synchronized

etched from fragrant air

Each, a pulse of beauty,

a tear shed for my own,

for the world’s suffering

Heart-leash short tethered

wending home again

On my doorstep –

patient, casting shadow

Nowhere to go, I let it in.

— C.Birde, 5/24

Lilac Dream — A Poem

“Lilacs” — C.Birde, 5/24

Lilac dream –

each branch’s whole,

flowers within flowers unfolding

as dream within dream

recalled

forgotten

yet entirely dreamed,

perfumed, &

growing.

— C.Birde, 5/24

flowers Nature Spring