Safe Journey Blackbird

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Sun, 03 Nov 2019
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It's now early November

and still late roses bloom,

in between leaves holding

onto life like they have no

intention of going anywhere,

 

so I scatter some fallen

rose petals at your grave

remembering how daily

you'd chirp out a song,

 

curious little fellow I

was aware you could

see me with those large

gazing eyes with yellow

rings surrounding which

were aware of everything.

 

I'd throw onto grass,

seeds – fruit pellets

and nuts, you were

more interested in

turning stones onto path,

 

picking up leaves with

your bright yellow beak,

flicking here and there

like you hadn't a care,

searching for important

juicy earth worms or insects,

enjoying generating a mess.

 

I never minded you

were so entertaining,

especially when in the

birdbath, ruffling feathers,

splashing and creating a

shower for blue tits and

sparrows to stand under.

 

Now as you rest silently

I recall that day some cat

must have caught sight

of you stopped your

beating heart and

sent your spirit away,

 

so little one as I stand

here over your grave,

hope you're at peace,

let your soul fly as I

say my goodbye.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by onemorething on

Ah, sad Jenny. I love blackbirds. You're right, they always seem very curious. Luckily my cat only seems interested in rats and mice, I'd be very upset if he caught a songbird. We get really attached to our garden visitors, I think, and your poem conveys that well. :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Jenny I'm so sorry you lost your blackbird. It is aweful to find your garden friend like that. Blackbirds seem to fill the garden with joy through their songs and their busy ness. How you describe your blackbird in your 5th stanza is perfect, important worms! I love that :0) Hopefully he/she passed quickly and their spirit will go into the life force of your garden to help all the birds and insects that will come to visit you in the future

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hello onemorething,

we had a family of blackbirds nesting in our garden last year. When we sat in our gazebo in the evening last summer, they would come right up close and feed, not afraid of us at all. It was so sad to find one of them dead one day, just lying there on the grass, so I picked it up and placed the poor thing in a box and buried it in our garden, placing some pebbles over the top. On one of the pebbles I painted: "Here Lights a friend to the end."

I'm so glad your cat doesn't catch birds. I know it's in their instincts to chase anything that moves, but it is so sad.

Anyway thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hello Di,

I do appreciate your words. Not this summer but the one before I was making fairy gardens in flower pots and other containers, and I used to sit in the Gazebo out of the hot sun and spend days creating, it was such fun, especially when the blackbirds came, almost like they were curious as to what I was doing. We have a lot of shrubs and evergreen bushes, it's almost like a minature wood, so there's a constant supply of food and shelter for all kinds of creatures. 

Now, with a blackbird's grave to tend, I often go and say a blessing and think of that summer. I'm glad you liked my piece of writing and thank you for reading and letting me know.

Jenny. 

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

My favourite bird of all - I also have a resident family in my garden. Isn't their song the most beautiful thing? Better than the nightingale. A little gem of a poem - simple and touching, thank you!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading insert. You are so right about the blackbirds song. I also find they're very good at giving warning when danger's around.

I'm glad you liked this piece and many thanks for those cherries and sharing your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

Love this memory of a very alive little bird.

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Glad you enjoyed this memory Elsie. Thank you for letting me know.

I hope you are keeping well.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Jennie

How lovely this is - and very emotional about a bird whom most of us only vaguely appreciate from a distance.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Jean,

I find that like the robin, blackbirds are inquisitive, but maybe not as keen to get too close to humans as the robin. We were so lucky to have a family of blackbirds nesting in our garden that summer and they always made me smile with their antics, but also gave me a feeling of tranquility too.

Thank you for reading and letting me know you enjoyed reading.

Jenny.