The Peacock .

Sauntering on a Morning Walk

I chanced upon a dancing Peacock.

The Peacock is an Aristocratic pheasant

Who wears the Jewels his wife doesn't .

In matters of Dress,

He leans towards Excess.

He may be loud in voice and loud in colour

Yet, reduces you to a hapless Bird Ogler.

He carries all the glitter off

Without looking like a garish toff.

Nods his head with a strut and a swagger.

Quivering mass of turquoise,emerald and azure.

Like some Ornithological Celebrity,

He unwraps his feathers for all to see.

A display to Dazzle

As he sashays in a Circle.

What a Pose ! What a Stance !!

Send him to set afire the Red Carpet in Cannes !