Kingfisher

Kingfisher The colour-giver, Fire-bringer, Flame-flicker, River's quiver. Ink-black bill, Orange throat, And a quick blue Back-gleaming feather-stream. Neat and still It sits on the snag of a stick, Until... With gold-flare, wing-fan, Whipcrack the kingfisher – Zingfisher, Singfisher! Flashes down Too fast to follow, Quick and quicker Carves its hollow In the water, Slings its arrow Superswift to swallow Stickleback Or shrimp Or minnow. Halcyon, its other name – Also ripple-calmer, Water-nester, Evening angler, Weather-teller, Rainbringer and Rainbow bird – That sets the stream alight With burn and glitter! Halcyon, Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird Halcyon, (Rainbringer, Weather-teller) Sets the stream alight Oh, Rainbow bird END