Moodswithpoetry

Bellbird taking nectar from the redhot poker (Kniphofia uvaria Flamenco) by Bronwyn Hegarty, 2018 Flame Dance nectarenco Did you know I was watching? as you sucked, quietly Did you know I was clicking? when you leapt from flower to flower I was delighted to catch you in the act Did you know that? Green sheen against red my heart was still as you landed stopped for a while to drink heart beats pounding   Did I miss the best pose? before you flew back into the tree Did you know how many shots I took? when you flew in and clung to each flower close shots, long shots, testing the new camera while you took in the sweetness of the red hot poker a short lasting flower but so sweet. You took advantage of the sweet nectar I exploited your closeness to my window to try out the zoom lens and the depth of field gaining confidence as you drank oblivious to my joy watching behind glass Thank you...... Kōrimako aka bell...

Three Trees by Bronwyn Hegarty, 2017 Three Trees Walking fast, walking past, a stark and tangled beauty against the moist sky Three trees Grey on green almost unseen as life's heaviness crushes me I stop to look, a moment taken from the wrangle in my head Smooth bark and windswept leaves, stand as protectors of the lees. Protect me dark honey trees, a nthelmintic, anti-bacterial M ānuka , kahikātoa , red mānuka, tea tree , Leptospermum scoparium Good for wood, building, spears - a direct jab to the heart of it all Long-standing, guarding with the wisdom  of years spent watching and waiting. Raggedy tag trees, so hard and strong, giving hidden power Nondescript leaves, sweet and good, a once precious tea Sugary sap rising with the lengthening light Strengthening my eye for the pending fight, a life situation An earth vibration.