Melodious Korimako Bellbird In Aotearoa Poem by Terence George Craddock

hear song gentle melodious
green black male korimako bellbird
in Aotearoa heard through mist

mystery kiwi beech forest
in far land of wield wonderful
in deep native bush wild

hidden places sound
of gentle breeze river
nearby close whispers...

bellbird males are olive-green
with a dark purplish sheen on
head black outer wing and tail

females are a duller olive-brown
with a blue sheen on the head
yellowish-white curving from

base of bill to below the eye
both have a notably red eye
both party birds rocked all night


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
Copyright © Terence George Craddock