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Early morning song
Echoing from trees
Glancing upwards
Amazed what I see

Flash of crimson
Peeking through green
Silently I stand
Transfixed, unseen

Red gilded plumage
Beautiful grace
Flamboyant herald
Black masked face

Calling for love
Crest perked high
Warbling repeatedly
Mating season nigh

Moments pass serenely
Sun above the hill
Camouflaged in shadow
I remain ever still

Answer arrives soon
Ruddy brown female
Flitting among branches
Responding without fail

Pairing up they dance
Amongst the leaves
Partaking of berries
The male retrieved

Inevitable departure
Flying up and away
Dancing on the wind
Embracing the day