THANK YOU to everyone who has been posting while I’ve been ill.
The Posts have given me a lot of interest and I have greatly
appreciated them. They also encouraged me to get to grips with a new
poem! Thank you again.

I have seen crows attack birds in the garden. They are ferocious and
seem to move around in groups of two or three when this happens. As
fast as I am getting into the garden to stop them attacking, they often
don’t seem all that alarmed by my presence. They do fly away but with
a definite reluctance.

WINDFALLS

Pheasant on the fence,
Setting the cold air on fire
With its coloured glory,
All darkness and burning flame.

The little flashing magpie scoots
Out of its imperious way.
Sober dove takes cover in the leaves
Of the apple tree.

Jealous of this Autumn beauty,
Furious at its greed
As it gobbles windfall apples,
Round and green,
Leaving nothing but a scrap
Of apple peel.

Watch out,
You two,
Those tree-top crows
Are hungry, too.

               ©2023 Gwen Grant