Friday, 13 July 2018

Carduelis carduelis

The growing blush and the beating hearts
of sun in flowers will bring the charm-

spreading wishes, adrift on seeds and thistles,
carrying rubies, bars of gold on each arm.

A call to these arms or a cradle song learnt
becomes bolder, meanwhile their charm ages

until years that have been burnt mean little
more than memories, left trapped in cages.