May 2, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 14 Comments Crossbills With crossing bills, I crack a seed, The sunflowers are best, It’s easy for me, there’s no need To put it to the test. But did you see, my lady fair, How I hang upside down? Why don’t you smile then, if you dare? It isn’t nice to frown. Oh, now I see the game you play, As if we’ve never met, You hardly deign to say good day, You’re playing hard to get.
May 1, 2025 by wordsfromanneli 34 Comments Clematis I’m giving myself another challenge for the month of May: A picture of a bird or a flower with a short poem to go with it. Don’t expect fancy poetry. It’s just for fun. My family is buttercup, But I outshine them all, You’ll find me climbing gutters up, My vines won’t let me fall.