Coming Soon

A flock of fat red robins
fly
not up to the sky
they fly
to the soaring sycamore tree
that flanks the field
across the street.

Lined up like overfed soldiers
birds bounce
feathers flounce
a branch dance
then they swoop willy nilly
down and around
into the seasonal creek
that puddles up after recent rain.

Sparrows sashay in to sip
then dart away
but the robins stay
and play.

Splash dunk drink.
Repeat.
I think
spring comes soon.

—Susan Taylor Brown

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Friday, January 9, 2015|Categories: Poetry Friday, Susan's Original Poems|Tags: |11 Comments

11 Comments

Debbi Michiko Florence January 9, 2015 at 1:49 pm - Reply

Lovely! I, for one, can not wait till spring! Counting the days!
- Susan Taylor Brown January 9, 2015 at 3:55 pm - Reply
  
  I am counting the days too!
Tabatha January 10, 2015 at 5:17 am - Reply

So much happy movement in your poem — you really create the feeling that spring is coming! Did you take the photo of the alert-looking fellow at the top?
- Susan Taylor Brown January 26, 2015 at 9:55 am - Reply
  
  Thank you, Tabatha, for the kind support and yes, that is one of my photographs.
Mary Lee Hahn January 10, 2015 at 5:38 am - Reply

I love the “branch dance” and the swooping “willy nilly!” I’m not sure I can start counting the days to spring — Winter has an icy grip on the number line right now!
- Susan Taylor Brown January 26, 2015 at 9:55 am - Reply
  
  Thank you, Mary Lee, for stopping to visit and the kind words. Sorry it took so long for me to get back to reply. Life is going very fast right now.
Doraine Bennett January 10, 2015 at 10:32 am - Reply

I love the idea that these robins are not flying up to the sky, but up to a sycamore tree in soldierly review just for you. Nice to see you here.
- Susan Taylor Brown January 26, 2015 at 9:54 am - Reply
  
  Thanks so much for stopping by, Doraine and I apologize for the delay in a reply. New house woes has me running in circles. I appreciate the kind words.
Laura Shovan @AuthorAmok January 19, 2015 at 6:13 am - Reply

Hi, Susan. Glad to have you back at Poetry Friday. It’s been a gray winter here — I’m looking forward to spring. We have robins that congregate on our pear trees in just the way you describe. It’s glorious to see them “lined up like overfed soldiers” with those flashes of red.
- Susan Taylor Brown January 26, 2015 at 9:53 am - Reply
  
  Thanks Laura. I still seem to be hit and miss but I am trying. With the upcoming move and house renovations I need poetry to help ground me.
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