Catkin fuzzy, catkin round,
Hiding there without a sound,
Are you there to amuse
Or are you there to confuse?
You look like a tiny teddy bear,
Huggable and light as air.
Perhaps you hide baby fairies,
Sleepy from eating mulberries?
Does a woodpecker tap tap tap
Or just perch there for a nap?
Would you rather be a dogwood tree
With spiky fruit and tree esprit?
You cannot be just a shrub!
You keep your secrets, that’s the rub.
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: I have been trying to get a catkin in focus in a photograph for over a year! Woo-hooo!!
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I think they could well be little teddy bears! 😉 Teddy bears grow on trees – now we know!!! 😀
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Aren’t they cute? I grew up with a pussy willow bush in my backyard, and I have always had a soft spot in my heart for catkins of all varieties. 🙂
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They certainly are adorable, and then I ruined the whole effect because silly me had to look up the definition and it turns out there are all kinds of catkins on all kinds of trees, and very few are fuzzy : ( . The rest are just long and kind of boring-looking. But never mind, because then I just came back here and read your poem again, and now I’m feeling all warm and fuzzy once more : ) Thank-you Brenda.
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I know that the technical definition of catkin and my definition might not perfectly align, but I try to use science to enhance my poetry rather than restrict it. 😉
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🙂 this makes me Smile! 🙂
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That makes me happy, too. 🙂
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Lovely to see a picture of these actually in focus – so far I’ve failed. We get ours just before Easter – three trees full along the beck, but I didn’t really believe you could get an in focus photo – maybe this Easter – now I know it’s possible! Oh sorry, got distracted, love the poem!
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LOL I do think getting the thing in focus was the bigger triumph.
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They’re so damn fuzzy.
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oh, i love those little catkins !
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Thanks!
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I have never seen such a creature. Wow. Love this poem of yours, as well.
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Cute, yes? Mother Nature is amazing. Have a great weekend!
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Oooooh, so cuute, tiny teddy bear!! Hihihihihi 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Maybe baby fairies need teddy bears, too. 🙂
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hihiihiihi 🙂 Oh, yes, that is such a sweeeet and lovely thought!! 🙂 🙂 ❤
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Definitely looks like a teeny tiny teddy!
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I’m glad you saw it, too. LOL
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