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24/07/2008

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THE CALENDAR - PART ONE

I knew when Summer breathed
Not by the flowers that wreathed
The sedge by the water's edge
Or gold
Of the wold
Or white and rose of the hedge
But because in a wooden box
In the window at Mrs Mocks
There were white-winged shuttlecocks.

By Barbara Euphan Todd

6 comments:

Elizabeth said...: Gosh!
I just sent you the same award toy already have.
Never mind.
You deserve it twice.
Greetings from New York.; 25 July 2008 at 12:46
Kat Mortensen said...: What a fabulous poem! I love the way the words wind from line to line - my favourite type.

Where do you live again? That is far and away the most spectacular finch I have ever seen!

How fortunate you are to witness such splendour in your midst.

Kat; 25 July 2008 at 20:39
Kris said...: Everything here is so beautiful! I haven't been here for a while and will have to make sure I come back again soon!; 26 July 2008 at 09:26
Christy said...: That is so beautiful!; 27 July 2008 at 04:32
Anonymous said...: Oh what a happy looking rose! Blooming with abandon.; 28 July 2008 at 03:02
Lavinia said...: Funny ending! Cute poem...; 2 August 2008 at 03:17

SPARROWHAWK ...

I've seen many a sparrowhawk playing at being remarkably agile in my garden over the years, but not until today had I had the opportunity to view one at such close range. Such a fascinating bird, it had decided to perch on my back fence for at least five minutes, spending the time carefully observing its surroundings. Suddenly it took me by surprise by flying off at a sharp angle low into a lilac tree. I could hear the other birds being taken by surprise too, and whether it got its catch I do not know? That was the last I saw of it.