A still pool of rainwater,
Kissed by garnet and citrine maple leaves,
Reflects the cool Autumn sunshine.
A bluejay shakes his wings,
Scattering crystal gems of water.
Wild turkeys gather fallen seeds below;
Their plumage blends into the
Brown, rust and orange leaves.
A juvenile robin dips a toe and shivers.
The damp smell of wet leaves
Rises into the warming day,
Mingling with the scent of cedar and pine.
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
30 thoughts on “Birdbath Central”
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
Very good description of a beautiful fall day! Pretty picture too. 🙂
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Thanks!!
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So much atmosphere in so few words! Lovely!
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Oh, you say the nicest things. You’ll turn my head!
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This is lovely! I like the color and the movement and expressions. 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂 Did you get snow? It’s almost gone now, but looked lovely this morning.
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Cool 😉
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Hello again, Bob. Thanks for dropping by. 😀
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Your welcome! 🙂
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Oh, I love this so much Brenda!!! 🙂 I thought the birdbath was a mirror at first 🙂 It looks like that! It is so so fairy-like! 🙂 I love your poem too, so so much! 🙂
Brenda, I wanted to tell you that I have now started a website where I have collected my poems and stories for children, here is the link if you want to visit: https://grannygarden.wordpress.com/ I think you might like the newest poem “Snowdrop”, at least I hope so. If you go to the “a little bit about me” page you can find some very funny pictures of me and of my granny’s house in winter-time! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I love your new site! I have to run now, but I followed you and hope to have more time to explore later. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Voices and Visions.
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very nice! Hugs, Barbara
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Thanks, Barbara! Always pleased to catch your eye. 🙂 Have a great Wednesday!
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I moved the tags up on the side bar. Hugs, Barbara
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Awesome job!! I love your site. Hugs, Brenda
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Reblogged this on IdealisticRebel's Daily View of Favorites.
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I really like all your recent fall photos and poems. It makes me nostalgic for my boyhood home in Iowa with all the lovely fall maples. In Texas leaves are either green or brown… holding on by a rare raindrop… or dead.
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It is a glorious time of year, here, leaves all look like jewels until they get trampled underfoot. 🙂
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Oh, your words paint such beautiful and colorful pictures. The photograph was almost irrelevant… citrine, garnet crystal gems and the blue bird, (blue jay) could be a stained glass image of the birdbath circle of life.
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I would love to have such a stained glass image, thanks for translating that into another art form I love. Hugs to you, my friend. Warmly, Brenda
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I could just picture that little robin with the singular toe, dipping and shivering, you are amazing my dear. Keep it up, and I’ll read you some more later.
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Thanks for commenting. I’m glad I made that robin live for you. 🙂
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Great poem, Brenda. Garnet as a color choice for a red maple leaf is perfect 🙂
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Thanks! I really feel surrounded by jewels this time of year. 🙂
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oh, i can smell and see it now –
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Excellent! It was a beautiful moment, there with the leaves falling slowly. 🙂
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Lovely.
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I can feel myself there! ❤
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It’s a gorgeous time of year to watch birds. 🙂
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