O bluebird, welcome back again. Thy azure coat and ruddy vest, are hues that April loveth best. John Burroughs
Yesterday I woke to the cheerful and incessant call of my neighbourhood kingfisher, who for a little bird has a mighty voice. The cloudless blue sky inspired a jaunty lilt to my gait as I made my way to the studio.
Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see – Ella Fitzgerald
(listen here)
Bluebirds are the first birds to return to the northern climes after winter. Their colourful plumage offers hope that winter is soon gone.
In 1934 Edward Heyman wrote ‘The Bluebird of Happiness’ which sold over a million copies.
Listen here
Lyrics here.
It’s a life of smiles, and a life of tears,
It’s a life of hopes, and of fears.
For every bit of darkness,
There’s a little bit of light.
If you will— hold your head up high,
‘Til you see a ray of light and cheer.
And so remember this, life is no abyss,
Somewhere there’s a bluebird of happiness.
May you find yours.