Monday 11 May 2009

Whitethroat

WHITETHROAT

whole-bodied launch
from top of hawthorn spike,
tail flicking,
head cresting,
throat back wide,
unashamedly, unhamperedly
true to himself

Photo of whitethroat used by kind permission of Phil Kirk.

2 comments:

Crafty Green Poet said...

oh how lovely, I got some very good views of whitethroats on Skye last week...

Mistlethrush said...

I envy you going to Skye!

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