Bird 6 - The Whimsical Warbler Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon
Bird 6 - The Whimsical Warbler
The songs of a warbler
Sometimes sharp, screechy and shrill,
At times, long, frilly and trill,
Many a time, melodious and entertaining!
Warblers may look like a brown sparrow,
But they belong to a large family of
Muscicapidae - with sounds of varied tones,
Many shades of brown, yellow, green and grey!
The pale footed bush warbler,
Tip toe, tip toeing on the evergreen grass,
Hip hop, hip hopping in the thick bushes,
Flying with ease around trees and the pine forests!
The large billed bush warbler
Prefers low thorny scrubby terrain,
They fly into rank grass and fringing forest,
Active arboreal birds with rounded wings!
The brown bush warbler loves
The grassy highs and downs,
Gliding through the breezy hillside,
Singing a merry, catchy tune!
The Indian great reed warbler
Flies around reed beds and shrubs,
Ponds, lakes, canals and
Into the islands of Andaman and Sri Lanka!
The paddy field warbler
Loves the rice and paddy fields,
Elephant grass, wispy willows
Wow! The Sugarcane fields too.
Wish I were a whimsical warbler,
Flying along hills, fields and forests,
Singing with the rhythmic wind,
Whistling wonderful songs of love!
Love the little warblers which you had painted well your lovely write on birds, they really do excel Thanks for the fun Geeta-10
Thank you Loke again. I am really glad that you had fun reading this bird poem. You are, indeed, very generous.
Very beautiful and minute detail of nature which appeals to audio-visual senses. Thanks
Thank you Jazib for your lovely comment. I am happy that it appealed to you.
A beautiful poem on different kinds of warblers. Very descriptive and interesting to read. Have to look for one to enjoy its charm. Thanks for sharing.
Anil, thank you for your interesting comment. Hope you will be able to spot a warbler! :)
Oh! Excellent descriptives! ! ! ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sometimes sharp, screechy and shrill, At times, long, frilly and trill, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tip toe, tip toeing on the evergreen grass, Hip hop, hip hopping in the thick bushes- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wish I were a whimsical warbler, Flying along hills, fields and forests, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Great word choice! ! ! ! Puts the reader into a whimsical mood for sure! And the reader hears and sees those birds very clearly by the words chosen!
Thank you Susan for your kind appraisal of my poem. God bless
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/14/2024 7:14:30 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Warblers that come with the sun add a melody in our lives. A very common bird in this part of the world. The poetess has nicely described their beauty and their songs.
Thank you Akhtar Sahab. Yes, they do add melody to our lives.