Adorable Dora

Dainty are you in your feathered array

light, a gentle candle, in your sweet bird way

Your energy is happiness arranged into a bird

In and out of the garden you sing a pleasant word

A loving little heart, there's a deep feeling of joy

There are plentiful opportunities for you to employ

your presence, I can't capture on my camera or phone

As it can't bring the feeling that intends to be known

It's the companionship you bring and day to day presence

that lifts my heart keenly when I think of your essence

Dora, dear Dora, you fly to your nest

offering your bounty, you've deeply impressed

A pair are you Dora, working together

you arrive in my garden whatever the weather

You dance on the ground, looking underneath the leaves

for each speck of food on which you will feed

Julie

June 2025

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