Grandfather : : By Gillian Bickley , Hongkong / U. K. : : From Grandfather’s Robin , her poetry collection of the same name. : : My Grandfather was a quiet man , an allotment near the Railway line , where his working life was spent gave him additional quiet . Ask your grandfather toContinue reading “Grandfather : Gillian Bickley : : Bird Poems : :”
Category Archives: Bird Poems
Be The Best At Being You : Liz Brownlee : : Bird Poems : :
“Be The Best At Being You”By Liz Brownlee is About The Robin’s Advice to the Children “to become the best at being you.”In the 1960s the robin was voted to be the UK’s favourite bird – and in 2015 it again took top prize, when more than 224,000 people took part in the National BirdContinue reading “Be The Best At Being You : Liz Brownlee : : Bird Poems : :”
Robin RedBreast : : William Allingham : : Bird Poems : :
Robin Redbreast : : By William Allingham. Good-by, good-by to Summer! For Summer’s nearly done; The garden smiling faintly, Cool breezes in the sun; Our thrushes now are silent, Our swallows flown away,— But Robin’s here in coat of brown, And scarlet brestknot gay. Robin, Robin Redbreast, O Robin dear! Robin sings so sweetly InContinue reading “Robin RedBreast : : William Allingham : : Bird Poems : :”
The Robin : Seren Roberts : : Bird Poems : :
The Robin : : By Seren Roberts He sits there tweeting merrily Happy to be alive Had ate all the seeds he needs Probably too heavy to fly So he sits, looking over the view At what flowers are left to peruse Cos jack frost has been about And they have all got the wiltingContinue reading “The Robin : Seren Roberts : : Bird Poems : :”
Robin And His Friend Worm : Roger Horsch : : Bird Poems : :
Robin and His Friend Worm : : By Roger Horsch There is a robin and a worm Who became best of friends They seem to have so much fun And they hope it never ends Robin always laughed at worm Cause, he wiggles when they play It’s almost as if my friend worm Is tryingContinue reading “Robin And His Friend Worm : Roger Horsch : : Bird Poems : :”
Red Robin : Cona Adams : : Bird Poems : :
Red Robin : : By Cona Adams With scarlet breasts and charcoal backs they came today like jumping jacks and brought our lawn alive. They passed on by the seed in place plus water bath to pace their chase in groups of four or five. I watch one hop through still-green grass ignoring me onContinue reading “Red Robin : Cona Adams : : Bird Poems : :”
What Robin Told : George Cooper : : Bird Poems : :
What Robin Told : : by George Cooper How do the robins build their nests? Robin Redbreast told me. First a wisp of amber hay In a pretty round they lay; Then some shreds of downy floss, Feathers too and bits of moss, Woven with a sweet, sweet song, This way, that way, and across,Continue reading “What Robin Told : George Cooper : : Bird Poems : :”
Ingratitude : Thomas Baily Aldrich : : Bird Poems : :
Ingratitude : : By Thomas Baily Aldrich FOUR bluish eggs all in the moss!Soft-lined home on the cherry-bough!Life is trouble, and love is loss–There’s only one robin now. O robin up in the cherry-tree,Singing your soul away,Great is the grief befallen me,And how can you be so gay? Long ago when you cried in theContinue reading “Ingratitude : Thomas Baily Aldrich : : Bird Poems : :”
Comparison : Paul Laurence Dunbar : : Bird Poems : :
COMPARISON Create an image from this poem : : by Paul Laurence DunbarThe sky of brightest gray seems darkTo one whose sky was ever white.To one who never knew a spark,Thro’ all his life, of love or light,The grayest cloud seems over-bright.The robin sounds a beggar’s noteWhere one the nightingale has heard,But he for whomContinue reading “Comparison : Paul Laurence Dunbar : : Bird Poems : :”
How The Robin Came : John G Whittier : Bird Poems : :
How the Robin Came : An Algonquin Legend: By John Greenleaf Whittier ( 1807–1892 ) From The Poetical Works in Four Volumes. 1892. HAPPY young friends, sit by me,Under May’s blown apple-tree, While these home-birds in and out Through the blossoms flit about. Hear a story, strange and old, By the wild red Indians told,Continue reading “How The Robin Came : John G Whittier : Bird Poems : :”
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