I saw him! ... there he was, sitting on a branch

And as I passed, I looked up and saw him munch

On breakfast he had pulled off a quite dry twig

Which rested very lightly on the bough as he did

And then gently fell into a bush from the tree

Which, of course, made him jump, so he did flee 



But not too far, just up to the next branch level

And then he looked down at me, and then did thrill

As he started his warbling, and sent shivers up me

And I wondered if he was the same one who does please

By coming back year after year over the past twenty

And remember how I've fed him and always given plenty



Of breadcrumbs, cereal bits, and many other scraps

For I liked his presence so, for he always had that

Aura of mystery which so endured, and gave me pride

So much so, I look forward every spring to his tide

Of good will he brings by just appearing in the yard

And I feel a magical warmth which fills me with part



Love of being, love of self, and part love of nature

For as we go on, living life from day to day, & mature

We become so much better equipped to appreciate all

The good there is in the world we've come to know called

LOVE of LIFE, and as we continue on in this vein sharing 

It is inevitable there will come to be quite a pairing

 

A little red bird just whispered this to me this morning

And now I know there is beauty yet to be seen - dawning

Upon the mind of this envisioner, as he shares with it

That special glance which living beings know in bits

Which occasionally break off in pieces one to the other

And the all-knowing glance we can produce now hovers ...



- Tristram