My dear feathered friend
Fearlessly hops towards me
crumbs around my feet.
Red-breasted glory
You grace me with your presence
Posing with patience.
Kind, gentle spirit
Onyx eyes piercing my soul
Song cossets my heart.
©Annika Perry, April 2021
FEATHERED FRIEND
Annika Perry 
A handsome robin and a beautiful poem, Annika!
Thank you so much, Lavinia! 😀 A special moment of connection with the dear Robin!
Thank you Annika for the beautiful words and pics. My grandmother so loved birds…and passed that on to me.
Christie, thank you so much! 😀 What a wonderful love of nature given to you by your grandmother … precious!
The poem and bird are equally lovely. 🙂
Thank you so much, Mark! 😃 🙏
Awesome poem dear.. Loved it 😍😍😍
Thank you so much, Shreya … that cheers my heart! 🙏 😃
Beautiful words
Thank you! 😀
My pleasure 😊😊
Great photos Annika which go very well with your poem which describes the bird perfectly. Was the robin really that close to you?
Mike
Thank you so much, Mike! 😀 After many different attempts, I felt the form of the haiku fitted the cutest of small birds! Yes, the robin was this closer and even closer at one stage hopping between my feet! Precious moment!😀
Love your description: “red-breasted glory”, “posing with patience”
Bless… thank you, Ju-Lyn! 🙏
Lovely photos, Annika. I find it challenging to capture photos of birds. “Onyx” is a wonderful word to describe his eyes. A beautiful poem! Reading through the comments, I learn this is an “English” robin. A feathered friend new to me. Thank you for sharing.xx❤️
Thank you so much, Erica! You should see the ‘disaster’ of photos of all my previous attempts to capture small birds. They are almost impossible for amateurs and if this robin hadn’t been so patient I wouldn’t have had a chance!😀 The eyes are mesmerising black and onyx seemed to fit perfectly. Yes, the English Robin is very different from the American Robin, not sure what you have in Canada? This one is so cute and we have a local friendly one in the garden which enjoys a brief chat!❤️
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Such a beautiful song for a lovely bird with awesome pictures! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Joyce, thank you so much! 😀 I don’t have much capturing good photos of the smaller birds and was proud of these – but I did have a very patient sitter!
Very nice, Annika! I think your robins are nicer than the ones we have here. This one is so cute and round!
Thank you,Barbara and I must agree. The English robin is so cute, a round fluff ball!
Ours are big and pretty average looking! I’ll take some of yours 🙂
A lovely ode to the robin Annika, you seem to have really captured that sense of curiosity and cheekiness they often seem to have.
Ahhh … Andrea, I love how you see my haikus as an ode to the robin! The bird deserves one! It means a lot that you feel I’ve captured the characteristics of this sweet bird. Thank you!
So lovely, the bird and poem both 🙂 🙂
Bless … thank you! I do like robins, even more after this encounter! 😀
So sweet Annika 😍
Thank you! 😀
Beautiful bird and lovely song 👌🌹🙏
It is a very special bird and always so friendly! 😀
Yes,so nice to see 👌🙏🌷
Lovely robin and poem, Annika. So nice that the robin stayed calm for you take photos.
Thank you, Natalie! 🙏 I felt blessed with the patience of the Robin and a conversation between us ensued! 😀
Annika, thank you for sharing the beauty with us. Love the bird photo and your poetry. Be well, lovely lady. 🙂
Thank you so much, Mary Ann and always a joy to share in the magic of wildlife! It was a special time and the haikus seemed to fit the moment and bird perfectly! Thank you for inspiring me with your poetic works! 😀🌺
Annika, thank you for the insightful comment. My blog this week has a noise-filled bird our son listened to and filmed in his backyard wooded area. I agree that haikus are enjoyable and certainly fit the moment. Be well and let inspiration fire your creativity. oxox 🌺🌺
How lovely, Annika. Bird are such little blessings. I love listening to the wake the day. Your poem is beautiful and started my day with a smile. 🙂
Aww … Diana, I’m glad my post helped your start your day with brightness and joy, along with the song of your own birds! They are little blessings indeed and always feel they are trying to teach me about life! Not sure how I’m doing with the lessons though! 😀
Lol. We have lots of jays and they are squawkers! But occasionally those song birds get the stage. 🙂
Lovely!
Thank you, Jennie! 😀
You’re welcome, Annika!
What gorgeous photos, Annika! And the poem is exquisite! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, Jan! 😀 I was proud of the photos, but all down to the sitter! It is not easy capture these small birds on camera (well, for me at least). It means a lot that you found the haikus exquisite… thank you! 🙏 😀
Beautiful, dear Annika! 💞
Bless you, Bette! ❤️ 🙏
A happy post to brighten my evening. Thank you, Annika! Mr. Robin Redbreast is a very handsome fellow. It was very gracious of him to inspire such a lovely poem!
Liz, your lovely comment has me beaming! 😀 Yes, it was very gracious of Mr Robin indeed and not quite sure why he was so patient and kind but I made the most of the time! Soon afterwards I started scribbling prose and poetry to try and capture the magic of the moment! Wishing you a wonderful weekend, my friend!
Thank you, Annika! My husband and I took a road trip to Vermont yesterday so that I could get some inspiration of photos for the novel I’m working on. I’m very happy with them. I hope your weekend is going well!
Yeah! It sounds like a wonderful works outing … the landscape must be inspiring!
What a beautiful poem and an adorable bird, Annika. Just lovely, my friend! xo
Lauren, warmest thanks for your lovely comment … the Robin is so adorable and sweet … and very kind to give so much of his time to me! 😀 Have a great weekend! Xx
Beautiful poem and bird, Annika!
Thank you so much, Betsy! 😀
Robins are such a friendly sort! Delightful poem and I love your use of the word cosset! 🥰
And this was the friendliest Robin I’ve ever come across! 😀 We met in the corner of a stately home garden in Cambridgeshire! Cosset is not a word I use often … but may do more so now! Hope you’re having a lovely week, Pam! ❤️
I think it’s good that (just every so often) we use words that are seldom seen. They perk up the reader…and probably the writer too. 🙂 xo
Kind, gentle spirit
Onyx eyes piercing my soul
Oh such a perfect description of a robin. Lovely poem
Bless … thank you so much, Ally! 😀
Such a lovely poem. Robins always mean Spring to me.
I agree, Darlene and this year more than ever the Robins seem very active and happy to be present amongst people!😀
Hi Annika, this is such a lovely poem. I love birds.
Robbie thank you so much! 😀 I imagine you have very different and more exotic birds in South Africa! xx
We do have robins here as well as loeries and hadedas which are only found here. There was a description of our bird life in A Ghost and His Gold.
I do indeed recall it and wonderful writing! Felt as if I was there enjoying the peace and harmony!
Annika, I love everything about this post. Haikus and robins to celebrate Spring. The poetry fits that pretty little bird so well!
Jennifer, thank you so much for your wonderful comment and I’m glad you enjoyed my post so much! I tried a few writing formats about the Robin but coming back to the haiku – as you say, it fits the little Robin perfectly! 😀
It does! Small and sweet. 💕
Oh! such tender and cute words for a lovely bird sitting quietly amongst the trees. Awesome poem, Annika.
Bless … thank you so much, Kamal! 😀 I wanted to capture its kindness and patience – amazing precious moments!
You have captured it so well in your verses, Annika. Loved the poem. Always welcome dear.
That poem so fits the darling bird. Lovely, Annika.
Thank you, Jacqui – I tried various forms of writing at first but haikus seemed to fit it pefectly! A very different robin from those in America, I believe.
I don’t know enough about birds to ponder that. Are they? Hmm…
Just found this: ‘The American robin is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family.’
Well that clears it up!
What a lovely trio of haiku to celebrate this beautiful visitor you had. Thanks Annika.
Brad, thank you so much! 😀 We were on our first trip away for nearly two years and came across the friendly robin in the gardens of a stately home … a very special moment! I just had to share about it here!😀
It must have liked you to stay so close! 😃
Hi. It’s 9AM where I live. I normally don’t pay much attention to birdsong, but your poem made me listen — there’s a lot of chirping going on outside.
Good Morning, Neil! I’m happy my poem directed your attention to the morning chorus of your birdlife … the perfect way to start the day! 😀😀 Have a lovely weekend!
How beautiful, Annika! And I learned a new word – cosset. I hope you have a wonderful day. 🙂
Thank you, Gwen – I was overjoyed with this visit of the friendly robin on a recent trip! Yeah! It’s great to add to one’s vocabulary – I bet you’ll keep seeing cosset everywhere now!
It’s been a wonderful day with my first trip to the coast in nearly two years, lots of more birdlife including a swan on its nest. Amazing!
Have a special and peaceful weekend! xx
Beautiful, Annika.
Thank you, Mary! 😀 Wildlife seems to have flourished this past year and increasingly friendly and inquisitive!😀
Lovely poem Annika. I love poems about robins.
Thank you so much, Marje! 😀 I did look at other poems about Robins, many which I liked but they didn’t portray quite the connection I experienced during this visit so thought best write my own!😀
Beautiful, Annika! I hope you and the family are doing well. xo
Thank you so much, Jill! 😀 We are all very well thankfully! My husband and I recently back from our first trip away in 21 months and this is where the robin befriended me in the gardens of a stately home! Wishing you a wonderful weekend! xx
Yay!❤️❤️❤️
Dear Annika, I just saw your post now and felt my heart melt and be at one with
this beautiful Robin. Both proud and sweet. Did you take the photo?
Your three Tanka are perfect. They show love for your feathered friend and and attention to what he gives. You are so right about the onyx eyes.♥️.
Bless
Miriam
Dear Annika,
I concur with Miriam! Thank you for thinking about Mr Robin and for featuring my avian colleague so commendably.
Happy May to you and Miriam soon!
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle
Dear SoundEagle, thank you for your lovely comment and how wonderful that you adore robins so much as well! Miriam is always very generous with her words and they mean a lot to me, particularly from such a gifted poet!
Wishing you a wonderful May, Spring is arriving slowly for us here! 😀
Awww … thank you so much, Miriam! 😀 I am glad my poems and photo touched you so deeply and you feel I’ve captured the Robin! I have always loved this bird, a regular visitor in the garden at home but I took this photo whilst away on my first trip away for the first time in nearly two years. I was astounded at its calm nature and kindly flying to a perfect branch for photo session!
It was incredible to gaze into its onyx eyes for such a long time … an intense form of communication!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, my friend! xx ❤️
Lovely!
It truly was a special moment … communing with the friendliest of robins! 😀
Springtime in this lovely poem!
Shari, thank you! It was a very special time to befriend the robin! 😀
That’s very lovely, Annika.
Thank you so much, Anneli! 😀
Just like my Robin, they are rather unique aren’t they.
Janet, I totally agree, they are unique and very special. Such a strong sense of character and wisdom … and this particular one with infinite patience! 😀