Robin Song

the last of leaves have fluttered down
a dying carpet covers ground
where once the scented flowers grew

yet there on naked branches stirs
the twitching of a little bird
its stature small its being felt

it sings its winter song for me
perched high atop its melody
a nest is found within my heart

i listen to those soulful notes
that chirp forth from a tiny throat
that carry on the early air

a living creature how it lifts
the joy of nature brings a gift
this morning has a sunshine start

Reviews

[Richard🖌]

Well, Chris 🌱

Now, you've found the tender core of an olde bard's heart, and in lovely iambic tetrameter 'n spot-on rhyme to thrill his teacher's eye … beeeautifully done!
And, I love how you creatively tied the final line "start" together in a beautiful bow with L9 's "heart".

Thank you for adorning my rugged old Texas mug with a glowing smile on such a cloudy, rain-soaked day! ⁓ Richard🖌

(considerings)
i listen to each soulful note
that chirps forth from a tiny throat

yet there on naked branches heard
the twitchings of a little bird

a living creature how it lifts
the joy of nature brings its gifts
(simple thoughts shared) : )

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Richard for another visit to my page and for your encouraging comments on my work. So pleased you enjoyed this poem and thank you sincerely for the suggestions to improve my poem further. Have a beautiful Easter.

Chris

[Richard🖌]

You make sharing a joy! 😃

[Brandon Houser]

I really love the imagery in my head while reading this.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a positive comment Brandon.

Chris

[Brandon Houser]

You are very welcome Chris. I hope you get to read some of my stuff too.

[Soren]

Such a wonderful metaphor Chris and how we can with simply being who we are with cheerful note lift the souls of others. A most lovely write.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Soren for your kind words. Pleased you enjoyed this little poem. Sorry for my late response.

Chris

[Soren]

You are most welcome Chris

[D. Mansfield]

Little bird big voice kind of like writing

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much Danny. Sorry for late response. Have a great weekend.

Chris

[Ken Simm.]

A poem that encompasses the whole of Natures resilient beauty in one song.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Ken. Apologies for my delay in responding. Hope you are keeping well.

Chris

[Buddhistboy73]

Robin song indeed....

Mother nature sure has her own way of showing us meaning eh.....

Theres a bush outside my window and there's a robin that lives there and I see it and smile to myself when I do.....

Thanks for sharing this heartfelt piece Chris.....:)

BB73

[Chris Shaw]

How lovely that you have your own robin BB73. Nature keeps me sane in the mad world we live in. Many thanks for stopping by.

Chris

[Kady R.]

Hiiii Chrissss!!!

Love this poem. Something about the birds isn’t there. They really make the day better with their delightful chirping. Thanks for sharing such a heartfelt poem of the birds or in this case the Robin.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Kady. Our avian friends sure know how to lift the spirits. I appreciate you stopping by. All good wishes.

Chris

[yorkie]

today as I looked out onto the back garden I saw a robin perch up on the fence . indeed your poem captures the beauty of this as I felt compelled to go outside to see it and listen.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much for stopping by to read this poem and leaving a nice review. Much appreciated. read moreThank you so much for stopping by to read this poem and leaving a nice review. Much appreciated.

Chris

[Relic]

I used to have many species of birds around my house in the mornings. Now, one of the last trees behind me has been taken down evicting birds and squirrels from their home. Your poem is beautifully written, Chris. It's what poetry is all about.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Tim for your thoughts. Sending you best wishes for the new year. Hope 2026 is a good one.

Chris

[Relic]

I hope the same for you, Chris. :)

[Lorry]

Until i read this Chris i hadn't noticed but I haven't seen any robins thus far this year and they used to be regular visitors to my neck of the woods, pardon the pun.
Now im gonna have to put my investigation hat on and find out why, which will no doubt end in bad news, but mores for the poor robins. Unless of course the rumours are true and I do indeed smell! 😀
They used to always brightening my day with their minuscule size still thriving against a bigger and crueller world.
I know there is food that you can put out to tempt them your way, so I'll go google that to remind myself what I did but shouldn't have forgot.
Festive blessings on you and yours and hopefully less awful weather for you too, unless you're one of those weird is who likes snow! 😀

[Chris Shaw]

What no robins? How sad Lorry. Sending you Christmas greetings from the south. I have been having a bit of a break while the outside world takes over. I know New Year is more a celebration for you. All the best to you and Katie in the days ahead. Keep well and happy.

Chris

[Lorry]

And to yourself Chris. 😀