Murmuration
There is
a certain time
of year between autumn
and winter when the skies come
alive.
It starts
with a meeting
of a million birds. Then
shape-shifting patterns appear in
the sky
massing,
undulating,
then swirling and swooping
rising, falling, twisting and turning
S I
L
T R N S
A G
a certain time
of year between autumn
and winter when the skies come
alive.
It starts
with a meeting
of a million birds. Then
shape-shifting patterns appear in
the sky
massing,
undulating,
then swirling and swooping
rising, falling, twisting and turning
S I
L
T R N S
A G
This poem is copyright (©) Val Harris 2025
About the Writer
Val Harris
Val lives near Farnham in England. Her debut children’s poem was published online at The Dirigible Balloon, along with several others since then. Her poems have been published in The Caterpillar Magazine, Paperbound Magazine, The Toy Press and Little Thoughts Press. Her first poetry collection, A Classroom of Stars, was published at the end of 2022. She is @valpoet on Instagram and @dragontripper Val Poet on Twitter. Website: www.valharrispoet.co.uk
