Sometimes things happen which do affect

Making us wonder so at nature and respect

The craft which goes into making all 

Of God's creatures - great and small



A feather found whilst just walking

Around the block - left me gawking

Bending down to pick the plume up

I gazed at it in wonder, quite struck



By the delicate nature of my prize

So very unique, I was quite surprised

For it had so many hues and spots

It reminded me of zebras, or not



For it was so very different than

Anything else ever seen by this man

A rich golden yellow stem end-to-end

And coming out of it - many blends



Of yellow, brown, grey and white

- So many sunny colors, quite bright

And as I look at it now again with awe

I am struck so by the wonder of nature

                       which I adore ...



- Tristram