Rise and Shine

in the throes
of January shadows
admire the simplicity
of a blackbird perched
on a limb of silver birch

a songbird whose
sweet notes pour forth
from its tiny fragile throat
to greet my morning

where brushwood twigs
suspended in fine tangles
sweep the sunshine air
bedraggled like bedroom hair
night time beguiling

has made early hours
lighter and brighter
my window eyes smiling

Reviews

[Ken e Bujold]

I always enjoy stopping by, finding the magical in simple things. The grand opening to this poem a tug to my senses to remember the power of everyday gifts of nature.

hope you survived the grand gales well my dear

Ken

[Chris Shaw]

We were fortunate Ken. No gale damage. Thank you so much for stopping by. Much appreciated.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I always admire the simple things...and definitely realate to what you show us here as things

to admire and cherish.

j.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you j. There is much beauty in the simple things in life. Nature is a blessing.

Chris

[Vol]

Chris,
I've been there, sat up, looked around, pulled the covers up, turned on the TV and stayed in bed... I was also smiling...

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Vol. You made me smile too.

Chris

[Vol]

That makes me gladder than you know!

[Coyote Poetry]

Dear Chris. I am waiting for my birds to return. Michigan birds go south.
"has made early hours
lighter and brighter
my window eyes smiling"
I agree with the above lines. I do enjoy too. Thank you dear friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Coyote. I hope you will have birdsong before too long. All the best to you.

Chris

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too dear Chris. Here in Michigan. Spring don't come till Early April. You are welcome.

[Dylan Macadham]

Ah yes, Silver Linings! This takes me back to childhood :)
... "Rise and shine," were the first words I heard every morning, from my mother :)

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much Dylan. My mum used to say rise and shine too.

Chris

[Dylan Macadham]

.........🙂

[Trace]

I really enjoyed this poem
It reminds me of our snowy Saturday
Then a bright sunny Sunday that showed off the brilliant snowed behind and the birds coming to feed in my yard.

Lovely poem

Trace

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Trace, so pleased you enjoyed my words here. Many thanks for stopping by.

Chris

[red93]

How blessed the January Dawn when it finally arrives - heralded and foretold by the Dawn Chorus. Fabulous Chris ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Chris Shaw]

I appreciate your thoughts Tony. Thank you for stopping by.

Chris

[Lorry]

If only synchronise their singing until a bit later in the morning when I'm awake, I could stop opening the window and throwing boots at them, then hop one booted to retrieve it! 😃
Or even synch with sunrise would be a help, but no...off they go like car alarms at 4 am when sunrise doesn't get out of bed until well after 8 these days!
But it is far nicer than hearing one that's just been introduced to a cats jaws... No delicate chirps and tweets then, I can tell ya!
Suppose that's the difference between living in a chocolate box painting over a forest where the rule of law is kill or be killed.
Well, I did warn the postie not to be late again...May he rest in peace!
😃

[Chris Shaw]

Oh Lorry, you will have to wear ear muffs so you can get a lie in. Have a great day.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

Blackbirds are beautiful in their own unique way. We have had crows in our yard this winter because my mom feeds them squirrels and birds. They are stunning when the sunlight hits them

[Chris Shaw]

We feed all the creatures that come into our garden during winter. We have squirrels and pigeons as well as a variety of other birds. Thank you PB for stopping by. Have a good Monday.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

Have a good Monday as well. I love nature

[MCS]

Lovely image you’ve provided on this bitter January morning. Nothing stirring outside my window at the moment :(

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Mary for stopping by. All the best.

Chris