Tuesday, March 19, 2013

THE WONDERFUL BITTERN


THE WONDERFUL BITTERN

 What a strange bird is the secretive Bittern,
It doesn't hog the limelight like a Swan or a Heron.
It stands in the reeds and its beady eyes glisten,
Spying small fish, a sharp dagger like beak to impale them.

With camouflaged plumage adorning this peculiar bird,
Apart from bellowing ‘Hoot’ it’s rarely heard.
Soaring Eagles and intelligent Owls, poet’s ardour is stirred,
So, maybe this tribute to the wonderful Bittern is the first.....
In word.


Phil Hall      August 2012

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