Tag Archives: goldfinch

September – week 1

Posted on September 28, 2011 by claireamy

howling wind — led by hunger this tiny goldfinch ignored the weather warnings ~ chill winds… how the goldfinch clings to the sunflower’s heart ~ one man’s rubbish is another’s gold gulls wheel over the tip ~ until… she curls around … Continue reading →

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April – week 4

Posted on April 25, 2011 by claireamy

flitting through the bramble thicket a whitethroat and his song ~ at dawn a song thrush… water cascades down the spine of this ancient self ~ April heat… I watch sedge warblers through the reeds ~ between reeds and the … Continue reading →

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April – week 3

Posted on April 18, 2011 by claireamy

underneath our armour we are all as fragile as butterflies on the breeze ~ do not go gentle yet walk in beauty… poems that shape me, etched in stone with a butterfly’s wing ~ April morning a goldfinch fans her … Continue reading →

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