Crimson’s Creative Challenge #086

Walking through the woods today

on a branch I spied a jay

it was nice to see this colourful bird

as they are seldom seen but often heard

as they hop across the forest floor

collecting acorns for their Winter store

like their cousin the common magpie

their plumage truly delights the eye

unlike the jackdaw, crow or rook

all barely worth a second look

but now having such beauty seen

I felt enraptured as in a dream.