Red Wings

Tall skinny trees, emerald green patchy grass and sapphire sky. 

A small scarlet robin scampers through the shrubs,

under the shade of the gumtrees. 

Looking for its feed. 

l watched with anticipation wondering if the robin would catch its meal. 

In my mind the scene looked like a painting. 

The perfectly sketched clouds moved through the sky, 

While the orange tinted trees and the patchy green ground; 

Perfectly contrasted with the robin's scarlet red and greyish underbelly.

Eucalyptus scent and a warm breeze flows through the  air and enriches

the moment. 

Then the sun drifts behind the clouds and the sky turns a watermelon pink.  

I hear a gentle snapping of a twig and see a flash of red dash through the sky. 

The bird has flown off, satisfied. 

I too was satisfied, not with its catch, 

but witnessing the beauty of the Scarlet Robin.