C ARDINALS ~ Most beloved of all US Birds
A SCARLET plumage just like a Priest's Biretta
R ESIDENT in Canada ~ Mexico and Eastern USA
D ELIGHTFUL to see in any Season ~ especially Winter
I KNOW each US State has a State Bird ~ and
N ORTH CAROLINA and six other States ~ Illinois ~ Indiana
A ND Kentucky ~ Ohio ~ Virginia and West Virginia ~ All
L OVE the Northern Cardinal as their State Bird !
B IRDS are territorial and Cardinals produce about ten
E GGS ~ each year in three clutches and are well protected !
A LL US STATES it's illegal to kill or cage Cardinals ~ $15,000 fine.
U NDERSTANDING BIRDS ~ Very important aspect of Conservation
T HEY are Song Birds with a very distinctive whistle !
Y OUNG BIRDS feed on grain and insects and in Gardens !
Thanks for visiting ~ Comments welcome ~ Cardinal Love BRIAN ~ XOX
This poem is dedicated to CHRISTINA S who loves CARDINALS
and the color RED ! I have sugested she translocates to OHIO !
This POEM is presented as a Free Verse 8 ~ 6 Acrostic Sonnet ~ OK
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Author:
BRIANSODES (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: CARDINALS thrive in Residential Areas and are enjoyed and well fed and watered by Humans ! The NORTHERN CARDINAL is the emblem of many Sports & Athletic Teams in the Eastern States and the bright scarlet CARDINAL COCK is a very striking emblem. As in most of the Bird World the Cardinal Hen is a dull reddish olive ! If I am reincarnated as a Bird ~ i want to be a COCK ~ but if as a Human again ~ I want to be a HEN ~ its a Woman's World ! Alas we don't have CARDINALS in the UK but i have seen plenty in the Eastern US States ! Thanks for visiting ~ all comments welcome ~ Love to All ~ BRIAN XOX
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So much interesting information to folk such as I who loving the birds around my Cornish coastline know not a thing about Cardinal birds - they are magnificent Brian and I am delighted that caging them etc is forbidden. Thank you for the lovely acrostic sonnet too.
Thanks FAY ~ You are a true lover of nature and I knew you would appreciate it ! Also I like to use some classical form and acrostic sonnets are a double challenge ! Getting a 14 letter phrase is the first issue ! But like HAIKU such structure impose a verbal constraint which is good for the mind. I love all the CONTRIBUTIONS on MPS but to me many of them are PROSE and not POETRY ~ but to each His / Her own ! Yours BRIAN
One of my favorite. Hugs.
Thanks "A" pleased it gave you a smile ~ Hugs BRIAN
A fine write B.
Thanks STEVE pleased you liked it ~ fabulous Bird ~ fabulous subject fro a Poem ! BRIAN
Awww!!! Thank you for this beautiful acrostic about my favorite bird and color! It's a priviledge to have a brian ode and I certainly appreciate it!!! You did a wonderful job and I enjoyed reading the authors comments as well. Thanks again--Cardinal hugs--Christina
THANKS ANGEL ~ When someone has a PASSION (in your case CARDINALS) it stirs my muse to write a POEM ~ about the CARDINALS ~ These are what we call TONE POEMS because they are descriptive and inspire & inform ~ And then to dedicate the Poem to the lovely Person who stirred my MUSE ~ OK. Pleased I pleasured you ~ Happy Hugs ~ Bird Lover BRIAN
Informative poem. I enjoyed the read.
Thanks Cyprian ~ A Tone Poem sould also inform as well as inspire ~ Yours BRIAN
A fine tribute to one of my favorite birds, Brian. I get to see quite a few in my back yard here on the coast if Alabama. I also love to see the Red Headed Woodpecker!
Thanks LOUIS ~ The US is very blessed birdwise and I am pleased you protect them just as we do in the UK ! Alabama ~ What a State to be in ~ Great people with a very positive attitude ~ Love MOBILE ~ BRIAN (UK)
Cute cardinals. I love them dearly. I feed them and what them from my window. They are quite friendly. Thanks for sharing
THANKS MALU ~ All birds have an intrinsic avian beauty and the freedom of the skies ! The ROBIN is the most beautiful (and cute) in the UK and many agree that the Male Red Cardinal is the most beautiful in the USA ! It is wonderful that they are so domesticated ~ it enables you to enjoy them ~ close up and personal ~ AMEN ~ Yours as ever ~ BRIAN (UK)
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