Knocking at the window
a polite Blue Jay
asks for food
Singing impatiently
A polite Blue Jay
rejoices each morning
Eating gratefully
A polite Blue Jay
asks for more
Departing fastly
a polite Blue Jay
brings joy to my garden
(Hour 10 @Mejia)
24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Knocking at the window
a polite Blue Jay
asks for food
Singing impatiently
A polite Blue Jay
rejoices each morning
Eating gratefully
A polite Blue Jay
asks for more
Departing fastly
a polite Blue Jay
brings joy to my garden
(Hour 10 @Mejia)
We normally don’t think of blue jays as polite, so I like the role reversal in this poem. Thanks for including the photo. Did you take it the day of the marathon?
Hi Donna,
I like the comments about this poem inspired by the blue jays that come to my garden. The photo was taken the week of the Poetry Marathon.
I love what you did with the prompt and how fortuitous that you took a photo of a blue jay the week of the Marathon!
Yes, it was inspiring.
This made me laugh.
As an amateur bird watcher, northern blue jays are generally among the more pushy of birds that can tend to dominate a feeder. I really enjoyed this spin on this bird.
Since the pandemic began, I started feeding them, but they never came close to eating in my presence. I have also been surprised by this change, now they come to eat while I am in the garden. So, they are my polite blue jays.