Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
As well as my obsession for birds and wildlife, I love writing and particularly writing poetry.
I was one of only two people who entered with poems for this competition:
Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
A Young Birder's poetry
My poem reflects the mood of how I imagine a winter wonderland and I have added photographs taken in my village during heavy snow in February 2009. This was one of the few weekends during our "Big Year" that we did not go out birding. I've included photographs of me tobogganing on the hill behind our house - possibly the best place in the country to toboggan.
Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
Birdgirl Mya-Rose (in blue coat pulling green toboggan), Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose, Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose, Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
Winter Wonderland
Walking in a
winter wonderland
In a smooth white-filled
world
Not in the grey
city or the green country but in a white wonderland
Tamed creatures
venture to the garden, desperate for food
Elegant droplets envelope
the branch, the tree, the woods
Red cheeks, red
scarf
Wet boots, frozen
fingers
Out in the cold
is
Nature at its
brightest
Dead branches,
dark branches
Everywhere;
puddles of sludge
Robin’s stark red
breast in the dull, melting snow
Loud calls of children
sledging
A deer silently steps through the woods
Never making a
sound as the
Dancing
snowflakes are falling
Compton Martin, Bristol in snow Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig
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About the writer
Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig on ScillyPhotograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig |
Mya-Rose Craig is a 12 year old young birder,
conservationist, writer and speaker. She is based near Bristol and writes
the successful Birdgirl Blog,
with posts about birding and conservation from around the world. She has recently been listed with the singer
songwriter George Ezra and actress Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones as one
of Bristol's
most influential young people.
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