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Rachel Lynne Sakashita's avatar

The awe in this is palpable. Wow.

Ishah Naomi's avatar

Lovely. Wonderfully captures that moment of startled flight and how magical birds are ✨

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

Thank you, Ishah! I love witnessing the moment a flock lifts off together in the blink of an eye!

Kristi Joy Rimbach's avatar

Beautiful. I love “Precise as lightning”.

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

Thank you, Kristi! 💛

Sam Oldman's avatar

I just love everyday poetry. ♡ It's like an illustrative photo in the Daily Prophet.

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

Me too, Sam - our days are filled with poetry when we pay deep attention to the world.

Shane Hardwick's avatar

Something’s are meant just for you to see .. when those moments happen they make me thankful for those moments

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

So true, Shane - the seeing is the gift, there's always some form of wisdom in witnessing what's meant for us.

David Kirkby's avatar

Ooooo..... the simplest gifts of life are the best, Ash, are they not?

So many people would just not even have noticed....

Best Wishes - Dave :)

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

They truly are and once I began noticing these gifts, they started to be appear everywhere 💛

Kassi Wilson's avatar

🙏🏻it’s so true!

Poetry Tracks In the Snow's avatar

Oh the joy of waxwings harvesting berries; I have a poem about the mountain ash and its berries I’ve been working on. Yours is gorgeous 💚💚💚

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

I love the sound of the waxwings trilling in the trees. Would love to read your poem too, Holly! 💛

Kassi Wilson's avatar

Can’t wait to read 🙏🏻

Saira Anwar's avatar

This is beautiful, vivid, and quietly spellbinding, Ash. I could feel the shift when the wind arrived, that invisible threshold between stillness and scattering. The waxwings trembling the tree, then vanishing as if they were never there, such a powerful image. And that final line, “the smattering of red stains,” lingers long after reading. A stunning meditation on fleeting wonder. Thank you for sharing this. Thank you, Kassi!

Poetry Outdoors's avatar

This is such a beautiful reflection, Saira! Love how you described it as quietly spellbinding. It felt like that - a weaving of mystery and wonder. So glad to hear that the last line lingered with you too!

Kassi Wilson's avatar

Thank you for reading 📖🕊️🙏🏻

Saira Anwar's avatar

My pleasure! Always a joy to read and reflect in this space, Kassi. Thank you for continuing to share such beautiful, sacred work with all of us. it’s a gift to read and be part of this space. 🕊✨️❤️