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Courting pairs of cardinals
Bright scarlet and proud
Tawny and demure
Fluttering between evergreen box-woods
Flitting to the lower branches of
crepe myrtles with peeling bark
Pausing for moments
Prior to frolicking
To the next set of bare arms
Bright scarlet and proud
Tawny and demure
Fluttering between evergreen box-woods
Flitting to the lower branches of
crepe myrtles with peeling bark
Pausing for moments
Prior to frolicking
To the next set of bare arms
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"On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea" 
My love for cardinals is nearly limitless – they’re beautiful birds. Did you know there are yellow cardinals? Truly! I have a photo stuck somewhere. Love your line about “frolicking to the next set of bare arms”.
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I like that particular line as well … cardinal spotting automatically lifts my spirit!! 😀
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Beautifully written…I love cardinals…there always seems to be one or two around when my spirits need to be lifted.
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There are definite spirit lifters!!
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I love cardinals,,,I don’t get to see them very often here and then only in summer. That would be a nice moment to share with you.
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I believe we have them year round, but I tend to notice both of them more in the winter!
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