Poems and Pix

The Storm

Dark clouds roll in the sky like a herd of roaming bisons,

thunderous drums echo a fanfare announcing the storm to arrive

blinding flashes turn the clouds alight and the lightning strikes

with strident claps.

All powerful forces of nature manifest with energy and clamor,

the smell of the storm and its burning peculiar aroma

invade my nostrils and send shivers to my spine,

my hair stand straight by the effect of the ionized air.

O nature I hear you and feel you I do thank you

for providing all the wonderful beauty I adore and more.

Now you grace me by showering me with fresh rain

to bathe my body and soul with purified water that come from heaven

to cleanse my aura once more.

Thank you O nature for completing the cycle of life!

Praised be the One that created you!

Mourning Dove

Northern Cardinal (M)

Brown-headed Cowbird (M)

Northern Cardinal (F)

Common Grackle

Brown-headed Cowbird (F)

Eastern Towhee (F)

House Finch (M)

Tags: birds, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Eastern Towhee, House Finch, Mourning Dove, nature, Northern Cardinal, photography, photos of birds

19 thoughts on “Poems and Pix”

Victor Rakmil on July 2, 2014 at 8:20 am said:

Of all of these photos the one of the bird leaning over is the best in my view!

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- avian101 on July 2, 2014 at 12:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you Victor! 🙂
  
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bkpyett on July 2, 2014 at 9:01 am said:

That is beautiful HJ, both poem and photos. I am having a break from blogging for a bit, so if I don’t comment, you’ll know Where I am. I do hope to get back! thanks for your wonderful posts. 🙂

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- avian101 on July 2, 2014 at 1:05 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much Barbara! I will definitely miss your posts and kind comments. Just make sure that you’ll get back! 🙂 ❤
  
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fodrambler on July 2, 2014 at 9:28 am said:

Great stuff. Your birds are fascinating. The Mourning Dove is beautiful and your Grackle, I have never seen the like. Is it about the same size as a Starling. It seems to share some of the behaviours that I associate with Starlings. Nice poem, it felt like I was there 🙂

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- avian101 on July 2, 2014 at 1:08 pm said:
  
  Thanks Colin, the Grackles are larger than the Starlings but they are related.
  I appreciated your comments very much! 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on July 2, 2014 at 11:16 am said:

You have the best Brown-Headed Cowbirds! Lovely poem too, and I think they might have inspired the bison reference? 🙂

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- avian101 on July 2, 2014 at 1:14 pm said:
  
  Have you ever heard a bison herd running? I have in Wyoming, the sound is like thunder and the ground vibrates under you. This herd was only into the hundreds! Can you imagine how it was when they roamed in herd of millions!.
  Thanks Lisa! 🙂
  
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  - Lisa Rest on July 2, 2014 at 1:22 pm said:
    
    Wow, no, I haven’t heard a bison herd running. Fantastic! There’s a herd of bison at Fermilab but maybe only 20-30 individuals, I don’t think they run…too far. 🙂
forgottenmeadows on July 2, 2014 at 12:50 pm said:

beautiful!!! 🙂

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- avian101 on July 2, 2014 at 1:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much Neha! 🙂
  
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F.G.M. on July 2, 2014 at 3:42 pm said:

Neha is right,
beautiful!!! 😉 🙂
Amicalement
Frédéric

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- avian101 on July 2, 2014 at 3:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much Frederic! I appreciate it! Merci mon ami. 🙂
  
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Pride in Photos Photography on July 2, 2014 at 4:12 pm said:

you are a very talented photographer and so wise with your words.

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- avian101 on July 2, 2014 at 4:19 pm said:
  
  Thank you Laurie for your kind words! 🙂
  
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clarepooley33 on July 3, 2014 at 5:45 pm said:

A good set of photos and you have painted a wonderful stormy picture with your words.

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- avian101 on July 3, 2014 at 5:47 pm said:
  
  Thank you Clare! 🙂
  
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ChristineR on July 4, 2014 at 7:16 am said:

I was taken with the bison reference too, and can easily imagine the thunder of sound and vibration under your feet. Love the colours of the mourning dove. Wonderful photos.

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- avian101 on July 4, 2014 at 9:47 am said:
  
  Thank you very much Christine! 🙂
  
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