This time of year the birdfeeders don’t stay filled for long. Cardinals and chickadees vie for space. Squirrels wait patiently, or not so patiently, for treats to scatter. I use a combination of different types of feed – fruits and berries and nuts – that produce such a delicious aroma I want to try it myself! I think I would enjoy it as much as they do.
Filling the Feeder
I tread
over frozen grass
to the feeder.
I settle the can,
lift the lid,
fill the air with lusciousness –
cranberries, blueberries,
bits of orange
mingle with cashews, peanuts,
sunflower seeds
I scoop,
scatter,
sniff, sniff, sniff
Oh-
to be among my feathered friends
and all the delectable deliciousness
Sylvia has today’s poetry roundup at Poetry for Children where you can also find a sneak peek at the poetry books coming out in 2021.
Imagine the Possibilities 
A post that’s a feast for the eye and nose….the idea of the delicious smell makes me think of orange and cranberry (one of my favorite combinations). I like being with you as you scoop, scatter, scatter. I don’t have a birdfeeder. But, you make me feel as if I do.
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Thanks, Linda! The birds are such a joy to watch.
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We got black sunflower seeds for the birds’ Christmas present, and we are now filling every other day!!! They’re insatiable! But giving me much joy in a dark time.
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Rose, appreciations for reminding me I’m out of seed ~ having been tossing out bread crumbs & the leaving at the bottom of our (non-sugared) cereal boxes like shreeded wheat biscuits. Even tho we are in North Florida, one nite soon a forecast calls for 28 F. ‘
Birdies need helpers like you & your kind poem.
Jan/Bookseedstudio
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A very visual and beautiful poem, Rosemary! Thank you for sharing! (I need to put food in my feeders as well!)
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I love this, Rose. I have not had a feeder for a long time, since I moved several years ago, and received one for Christmas. I just bought a new pole for it today & now look forward “to be among my feathered friends
and all the delectable deliciousness” – You’ve brought me a big smile this evening!
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Lovely! How wonderful to offer your background neighbors such yummy treats! And then turn that into a poem, too! Thanks for sharing during our Poetry Friday gathering, too.
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When I read this I thought of the woman in the movie Mary Poppins feeding the birds. “Oh–to be among my feathered friends.”
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Lucky, lucky birds to get such delicious treats. Thanks for taking us along. I felt like I was right there among your feathered friends as you scooped and scattered.
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I love how caring for them turns into a wonderful moment of mindfulness for both you and the reader…
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Thank you, Laura!
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Lovely! I’d love to see the birds this bounty will bring! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
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