Morning sky lightly clouded

with sun behind, shining through

A warm, gentle breeze through

leafing trees, branches waving

concealing the many birds

We can hear them

chirps, squawks, and songs

surrounding us as we walk

or flitting from tree to tree

and branch to branches

The world coming alive joyful

in the earliest spring in memory

nesting, or showing off to attract

a mate, animals moving

alert to their surroundings

Yet every time we close in

to see or take a photo

they turn, they run into the brush

or they move to the other side

of the branches, hiding from view

Every time we lift the camera

giving us a profile or portrait

they move, turning away

or behind trunks or under brush

or simply turning tail toward us

Continuing on with their lives

unwilling to share today

sometimes they pause and pose

but not today, too engrossed in

needs and tasks to be bothered

Still, nature knows

watching us, every now and then

taking a moment to show off

sharing the magnificence and wonder

for us to capture and marvel