observation – Carrie Birde

Flowery Speech — A Poem

“Peony” — C.Birde, 6/25

Peony speech arrives

perfumed in sunlight,

A profusion

of pink petticoats –

raindrop bruised –

bearing petal-tongued

poems to peace, love,

and beauty.

–C.Birde, 6/25

“Peony, Speaks…” — C.Birde, 6/25

flowers Nature observation photography poetry Summer

Dogwood — A Poem

A late afternoon photo of a flowering pink dogwood. — “Dogwood” — C.Birde, 5/25

Dogwood…

or wouldn’t (as it might),

each night arranging

patterned blooms in hues

best known by morning’s

light.

— C.Birde, 5/25

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Small Frills — A Poem

A photo of new cherry blossoms against a blue sky. — “Cherry Blossoms” — C.Birde, 4/25

Frilled

in pink blossoms,

my heart —

a flowering cherry —

invites bees &

kinglets &

nesting robins.

— C.Birde, 4/25

flowers Nature observation photography poetry trees truth

Narcissus in Spring — A Poem

“Narcissus” — C.Birde, 4/25

Touched

by light & shadow,

the pattern repeats,

reveals our slow

surprise.

— C.Birde, 4/25

flowers hope Nature observation photography poetry Spring truth

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

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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