a shilfie  -
sae colourfou
a expeck it tae threip




a chaffinch  -
so colourful
I expect it to speak

..cheer, cheer

spur on,
the lavender's thrusting call
mere no contender
in the parochial garden—
but cheer, cheer, this forthrightness
~
..circa 2011..©2011/2015 Spiros Zafiris
..channeled; spirit Harmony
..Note: previously, poem was entitled: Tanka..cheer, cheer
~