Written in response to Kevin’s NTT.
My Grandma loved cardinals.
Their bright color, their boldness,
memories warmed
by a Christmas fire.
Cardinals now adorn
my Christmas tree,
little ceramic birds,
echoing that vibrant red flash.
A reminder of warmth,
of her smile,
a red thread woven
through the winter chill.
Poem © 2025 booomcha.com
& Kymber Cosner Hawke
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37 comments
Beautifully penned down, my friend. 👏👏
I hope that your weekend is filled with wonderful things.😊
Thank you so much. I hope the same for you, my friend. 🙂
You’re most welcome. 😊
P.S. I tried to drop a like but they aren’t currently loading. WP at it’s finest! lol
IKR? So, I’m working with the developer to fix some problems with his theme. Hopefully, everything will be working again soon.
Beautiful, Kymber. They were my grandmother’s favorite bird too. 🐦🐦🐦
Twinsies.🐦 🙂 Thank you so much, Kevin. 🐦
It is a beautiful poem. I love cardinals too, maybe not as much as your grandma, but I do love them.
Thank you, Thomas. They are definitely a special birds. 🙂
After my brother-in-law Jim passed away, I saw an image of cardinals online with the message which read: “When cardinals appear, angels are near.” Every time I see a cardinal now, I think of Jim. ❤️
That’s just lovely. That’s how I feel about Grandma, too.
I keep black oil sunflower seeds. If there are any cardinals around , they’ll show up for that treat.
That’s wonderful to know! Thank you so much. ❤️
Lovely memories of your grandmother, Kymber! 😊 Your words match so beautifully with the image ✨ 💕 well done as always 🐈 🐈⬛
Thank you, Laura. ❤️ You are so kind, and I appreciate you.
You’re very welcome! 😊 awww thank you, I appreciate you too ❤️
Such a beautiful poem, Kymber! 💞
Thank you so much. ❤️
You’re most welcome.
Lovely to have that connection with your grandma. A vibrant bird for vibrant memories 🌞
You are so right. I love what you said about “a vibrant bird for vibrant memories.” That’s just lovely.
Lovely poem. Grandmas are treasures, and they are, in a way, always with us.
Thank you. That’s a lovely sentiment, and I appreciate it.
bright red
cerise
a smile
from the past
cast
joy
on the wire
Thank you, John. That’s lovely.
A beautiful symbol of love and protection!
Thank you, Jan. I love that you said that about them.
We have a pair of cardinals come by every morning and every evening. They insist on breakfast and dinner and I get ‘the look’ if the feeders are empty.
LOL I can only imagine “the LOOK.” haha Yours must be the best bird restaurant in town! 😀
Very good! We occasionally will see a cardinal here, and we get all excited when we do, since it’s so seldom. 🙂
I know I would get excited! 😀
I love this. Some cardinals nested in a rosebush in my flower bed in a rosebush 18 inches off the gound. When the babies were 11 days old , Mom and Dad coaxed them off the nest over ti a low growing bush where they clambered up, I suppose to a new home. I was so surprised. I looked it up and that was business as usual. Thankfully, I don’t have cats or they’d have been gobbled right up. I have a lot of cardinals, so I’m happy!
They must be so beautiful to look upon. I would be happy to have them, too. 🙂
I love them!
Oh, yes, me, too. 🙂
How beautiful, and such a great memory of grandma.
Thank you, Jacqui. I miss her even though she’s been gone several years now.