The Cardinal and Grandma

by Kymber
37 comments

Written in response to Kevin’s NTT.

Image by Kevin from The Beginning at Last

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



Happy timezones, Friends, and welcome to another No Theme Thursday! It’s great to have you here! I hope you like the words I put with Kevin’s picture.

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37 comments

Thoughtful Scribbles January 18, 2025 - 12:09 pm

Beautifully penned down, my friend. 👏👏

I hope that your weekend is filled with wonderful things.😊

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Kymber Hawke January 18, 2025 - 12:17 pm

Thank you so much. I hope the same for you, my friend. 🙂

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Thoughtful Scribbles January 18, 2025 - 12:29 pm

You’re most welcome. 😊

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Kevin January 6, 2025 - 9:46 pm

P.S. I tried to drop a like but they aren’t currently loading. WP at it’s finest! lol

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Kymber Hawke January 7, 2025 - 11:01 am

IKR? So, I’m working with the developer to fix some problems with his theme. Hopefully, everything will be working again soon.

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Kevin January 6, 2025 - 9:45 pm

Beautiful, Kymber. They were my grandmother’s favorite bird too. 🐦🐦🐦

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Kymber Hawke January 7, 2025 - 11:00 am

Twinsies.🐦 🙂 Thank you so much, Kevin. 🐦

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thomasstigwikman January 6, 2025 - 12:36 am

It is a beautiful poem. I love cardinals too, maybe not as much as your grandma, but I do love them.

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Kymber Hawke January 6, 2025 - 7:43 am

Thank you, Thomas. They are definitely a special birds. 🙂

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Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller January 5, 2025 - 6:32 pm

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. ❤️

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:53 pm

That’s just lovely. That’s how I feel about Grandma, too.

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lbeth1950 January 5, 2025 - 4:51 pm

I keep black oil sunflower seeds. If there are any cardinals around , they’ll show up for that treat.

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:52 pm

That’s wonderful to know! Thank you so much. ❤️

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Laura January 5, 2025 - 4:18 pm

Lovely memories of your grandmother, Kymber! 😊 Your words match so beautifully with the image ✨ 💕 well done as always 🐈 🐈‍⬛

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:51 pm

Thank you, Laura. ❤️ You are so kind, and I appreciate you.

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Laura January 5, 2025 - 9:26 pm

You’re very welcome! 😊 awww thank you, I appreciate you too ❤️

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LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙 January 5, 2025 - 4:14 pm

Such a beautiful poem, Kymber! 💞

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:50 pm

Thank you so much. ❤️

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LoveLifeHappiness&More💙💙 January 5, 2025 - 11:48 pm

You’re most welcome.

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Dave Williams January 5, 2025 - 3:45 pm

Lovely to have that connection with your grandma. A vibrant bird for vibrant memories 🌞

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:50 pm

You are so right. I love what you said about “a vibrant bird for vibrant memories.” That’s just lovely.

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dovalpage January 5, 2025 - 2:42 pm

Lovely poem. Grandmas are treasures, and they are, in a way, always with us.

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:49 pm

Thank you. That’s a lovely sentiment, and I appreciate it.

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john January 5, 2025 - 2:22 pm

bright red
cerise
a smile
from the past
cast
joy
on the wire

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:48 pm

Thank you, John. That’s lovely.

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Author Jan Sikes January 5, 2025 - 11:36 am

A beautiful symbol of love and protection!

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 12:42 pm

Thank you, Jan. I love that you said that about them.

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nonsmokingladybug January 5, 2025 - 11:29 am

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.

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 12:42 pm

LOL I can only imagine “the LOOK.” haha Yours must be the best bird restaurant in town! 😀

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ghostmmnc January 5, 2025 - 10:59 am

Very good! We occasionally will see a cardinal here, and we get all excited when we do, since it’s so seldom. 🙂

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 12:41 pm

I know I would get excited! 😀

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lbeth1950 January 5, 2025 - 10:35 am

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!

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 12:40 pm

They must be so beautiful to look upon. I would be happy to have them, too. 🙂

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lbeth1950 January 5, 2025 - 4:52 pm

I love them!

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 7:52 pm

Oh, yes, me, too. 🙂

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Jacqui Murray January 5, 2025 - 10:19 am

How beautiful, and such a great memory of grandma.

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Kymber Hawke January 5, 2025 - 12:38 pm

Thank you, Jacqui. I miss her even though she’s been gone several years now.

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