Five Ways Of Looking At A Cardinal Poem by caleb harbach

Cardinals have a beautiful color

Its vivid red fur is extraordinary,

Standing above other birds.



Have you ever heard its compelling gloss,

Making you wonder what they're saying,

Its sounds very loud, like a metallic chip.



Very conspicuous,

They stand out above the rest,

A magnet from which can't take your eyes off it.



Have you ever seen it's beak?

The beak also has a colorful beak

His beak is just a diminished nut cracker.



A cardinals legs are like twigs.

They can snap in a flash,

Without legs, they would be extinct.