Somewhere along the way, in the world of WordPress, the 8th of every month has been dubbed “Draw a Bird” day. And two of my blogging buddies – Laura (Create Art Everyday) and Jodi (Life In Between) – do check out their very creative sites – have urged me to join in. So here’s my attempt at participating.
An Ode to “Draw A Bird Day”
“Use pens! Use paints! It’s fun!” they said, “Come on and draw a bird.”
But I will bend the rules a bit and draw one with my words.
“But which to draw?” I ask myself – for the choice is rather hard
when there are so many lovely birds that show up in my yard.
And so I step outside and say, “I’ll draw the first I find.”
And in he swoops, a woodpecker, of the Red-bellied kind.
With feathers white and speckled gray that decorate his chest,
and just a hint of rusty red that’s blushed across his breast.
And oh, the beak, a sharpened blade, a sword to rival none;
a pointed probe that spears its food and boasts of battles won.
Then bold, and yet still whimsical, the pattern on his back,
is like a simple checkerboard with squares of white and black.
But what stands out the most must be his crimson colored mane
that streaks across his head and neck, a blazing feathered flame.
And so I used not pen nor paints, for my palette is my words;
but still I hope I passed the test to simply “draw a bird.”
Backyard Bird Nerd 
Perfect Kathy! Lovely poem you painted with your beautiful photos! So glad you participated! 🙂
It was fun!
Kathy!! So wonderful!! I’m gonna show your poem to Hub. We used to write poems to each other many moons ago and we both love birds. I know he’ll love it! This is wonderful!! And your photos are a wonderful part of the package too!! 💛💛💛
Hope Hub enjoys it. 🙂 I enjoyed putting it together.
Wow, this is wonderful!!! I especially love the picture of his “haircut”, so funny! 😊
These fellows are some of my most faithful visitors. I have a soft spot for them. 🙂
That is a brilliant poem Kathy, and so well illustrated, you could make a Childrens book easily with that as it is, it is worth considering, you could even make a series of books:-)
Perhaps one day I will. 🙂
Wow, that was amazing! And you had the perfect pictures to compliment your wonderful poem. I’m definitely impressed. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it. I think God made me wired to rhyme. 🙂
He’s a beauty. (K)
I wholeheartedly agree!
Oh Kathy!!!!! You painted a beautiful bird with your words and photos! SO creative! I LOVE it! Such great shots you got, and such sweet, lovely words! I wish you could see the big smile on my face! 🙂
Makes me smile that it made you smile. 🙂
Loved it!
It was a fun post to put together. 🙂
Beautifully drawn, Kathy! I’m smiling from ear-to-ear as I read your drawing and enjoy the excellent pictures of one of my favorite birds.
“read your drawing” – love it!
That’s a complete painting, Kathy. And a stunning one at that!
Why thank you! I had a blast writing it. 🙂