Poetry is for the Birds (part two of a two-for-Tues.)

PAD Challenge day 17:
Time for another Two-for-Tuesday prompt.
Here are your options:

1. Take the phrase “Ode to a (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.
2. Take the phrase “(blank) is for the Birds,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

Poetry is for the birds of the air

The flower-filled field

The tree in the forest

The fruit of its yield

The song of the sea

And of honey-bees

The wind as it strums

Willow-harp melodies

The drip of a drop

And the slip of a tear

The half-grin of autumn

Lost to yester-year

Love’s tug-of-heart joys

Life’s laughter-laced noise

Innocence of freckle-

Faced little boys

The moan of the wind

In November-dark night

The whisper of wishes

On silver starlight

The rose-blush of dawn

or dusk's blue-hushed yawn

Now’s blink where past ages

Are ever hinged on

The petal of June

The kettle of tea

These are all verses

Of pure poetry

That is for the bird

And flower-soul stirred

Forever inspiring

The lover of word

© Janet Martin