AFON
6th – Goldfinch
Championed by Findlay Wilde
Carduelis carduelis
The Red Head – not me!
Chattering squabbles alert you to the arrival of
A charm of Goldfinch bunched together for survival
Red headed and bold (a great thing to be)
Determined and sociable (just like me)
Under the sun they all shimmer like gold
Enchanting, exotic; my attention they enfold
Looking at them makes me think about mankind
If only their values with ours were entwined
Silently wishing and hoping.
Cautious and protective one raises the alarm
And hundreds take flight destroying the calm
Red, yellow, gold streaks of fire shoot across the sky
Dipping and rising in flight as they go by
Under their spell I sit, I hope and I wonder
Endlessly thinking through the day and in slumber
Longing to know that garden birds such as these
In the future will be there for others to please
Silently wishing and hoping.
My Christmas message of hope for the future.