Wet your whistle

Wet your whistle

A Poem by Patricia Wedel
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Singing love songs ... bathing in the rain....

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Red-shafted and Yellow-Shafted Flickers 
love gentle water movement 
They wear a gorgeous coat feathered in black and gold 
as if dressed for the opera 
Hummingbirds dip, dive, dance and frolic 
like crazy when they bathe 
They drink nectar up to eight times their  weight  
and love a light mist. 
Their bodies glow like sparkling rainbows... 
Wet your whistle and and love a thistle 

© 2014 Patricia Wedel


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A poem to hug and learn, Pat. I love to read your poems, learn about your visitors. Seems you welcome birds and insects I've never heard of, dear lady. As your next reviewer says, you really are an educator. I would add, if may, that you make learning so enjoyable!!! 'Hummingbirds dip, dive, dance and frolic ' Such a super sweet phrase

Posted 5 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

5 Months Ago

dear Emma... on a day when golden rays peek over the trees... I feel a breeze of wonderment. The sa.. read more



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A poem to hug and learn, Pat. I love to read your poems, learn about your visitors. Seems you welcome birds and insects I've never heard of, dear lady. As your next reviewer says, you really are an educator. I would add, if may, that you make learning so enjoyable!!! 'Hummingbirds dip, dive, dance and frolic ' Such a super sweet phrase

Posted 5 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

5 Months Ago

dear Emma... on a day when golden rays peek over the trees... I feel a breeze of wonderment. The sa.. read more
They're like magic don't you think? Such a fun scene here. :)

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

3 Years Ago

dear Ana... how charming of you to find a feathery poem in the archives of my mind. I adore Birds a.. read more
Papaya

3 Years Ago

I'm ready! :)
Natures dance in glorious technicolour, beautiful and enthralling when you watch, and just as beautiful for the absent minded thought while busy elsewhere, that although you missed them today, a smile emerges at the knowing it is going on, regardless of being viewed or not.
Beautifully captured Pat.

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

5 Years Ago

dear Lorry... searching for that bright bit of glory... (a rhyme for your name) is an inspiration an.. read more
Lorry

5 Years Ago

Thanks Pat. We dont do thanksgiving over here, sadly :(
Patricia Wedel

5 Years Ago

I know you make up for being thankful in so many other ways. Fondly, Pat
these tiny things are indeed jewels of the sky, or at least that patch of sky they chose to play in... you are not only a poet Pat, you are an educator too.. amazing.. eight times their weight.. if I tried that, I would not have the strength to raise an eyebrow, let alone anything else.... N x

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

5 Years Ago

dear Beville... you have a hilarious way of expressing your reactions. Thanks for appreciating an O.. read more
Neville

5 Years Ago

always a pleasure, you make it so easy for me.. x
You are so much like my mother and sister. Birds, flowers, and love. What more could a woman ask for. I like your different subjects from my own. Valentine

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

7 Years Ago

dear Kathie... "Birds of a feather flock together... ". Here in Virginia, the Rappahannock River .. read more
I've only seen such beauty a few times... that being the humming bird. They always made me smile when I had noticed seeing them. Pat ... I loved the detail that you put in this.... just beautiful! Teresa ~~

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

7 Years Ago

dear Teresa... Hummers are so remarkable... A lot of energy in a
spool of feathers... tether.. read more
"Wet your whistle and and love a thistle". Loved the line. It contains the wisdom of love & the garlic flavor of nurtured heart. Nice flow of ink.

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

7 Years Ago

dear Adams... You have feathered my thoughts with a gift on hold... waiting to be read at just the r.. read more
Adam Adams

7 Years Ago

oh boy... so it's been freakin' one years to that review? amazing! am glad you reshuffled your posts.. read more
Beautiful flow of words. Create good vision and place. I could see the hummingbirds dipping and tasting. Thank you you dear Poet. I needed you amazing words today.
Coyote

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

9 Years Ago

dear Coyote... so pleased that you found
my poem to be pleasurable and brought peace
.. read more
Coyote Poetry

9 Years Ago

You are welcome Pat.
.. 'feathered in black and gold .. as if dressed for the opera .. '

Ten fairly brief lines that paint the most beautiful set of pictures. You use words from a grand palette, Patricia.

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Patricia Wedel

9 Years Ago

dearest emmajoy, so lovely to receive
your review of "Wet your whistle". You
have insp.. read more
You write really beautiful and exquisitely penned nature poems. Descriptive but very clear and defined. The personification was wonderful.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Patricia Wedel

9 Years Ago

dear Pryde, lovely to read your review of
"Wet your whistle". Wishing you beautiful days read more

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Patricia Wedel

Keystone, WV



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