Robin, lead on

It's not so much that robins follow us
more like they lead the way, going on ahead
like useless guides with not one word of our language
but fluent in flow and lode, flitting along
whichever way we walk, breaking into song

before we catch up, and they're off again, a few yards
further into the future. We love them for this,
for spelling it out, for showing us where the edge
of the present moment is.

Taken from Robin by Paul Farley

Had a lovely hour or so in the park with the birds. Saw a jay, a cormorant and a huge flock of redwings. This little robin stole the show though :-)