Siskins Poem by Sheena Blackhall

Siskin
Siskin, little siskin, pleasant is your trill
Barley bird, dainty one, sweet aberdevine
Yellow face, yellow breast, neat black cap
Trusting, sociable, airy columbine

Acrobatic feeder, hanging upside-down
Rapid, bounding, flight soaring, restless little bird
Do you guard a magic stone, hidden in your nest
Making you invisible, unseen but overheard?

Dining upon thistle seeds, dandelions, sorrel
St.John's wort, meadowsweet, insects, knapweed
House made of grasses, lichen, down and twigs
Chirrup chirrup songster, aerobatic breed