bird wars: a poem

Foolish Monkey

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010 10:17AM

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outside my window a fat bluejay

dancing on the hefty old maple

eyes the others wondering

who will get the better of him

he is rumored to be a bully

but there is a flock sparrows

unimpressed by his attempts

to push them from the common trough

swooping down he will unfurl his massive wings

even as they hold their ground

the chorus chirping caution in loud melodious trills

tens of tiny busy birds

not nearly as impressive as he

in his perfect blue suit with matching fedora

little merchants in a market

wearing rumpled brown

they will hold their place

mr bluejay is unafraid

but the sparrows do concern him

so he sits watching

waiting for the righteous onslaught

ah but for now we are safe

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One against the world -- birds and people.
R

Donna Carbone

February 10, 2010 10:37 AM

Magnificent.

Mission

February 10, 2010 10:44 AM

Thanks Donna. Yes. We're all in it and it's always one vs the rest, isn't it.

Mission, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed.

Foolish Monkey

February 10, 2010 11:06 AM

Love it, you've captured them perfectly, the fedora, the rumpled brown. Big R

Dear reader I married him

February 10, 2010 11:22 AM

"in his perfect blue suit with matching fedora". That is so cool!

scanner

February 10, 2010 11:37 AM

what scanner said. plus a lot more. i love this poem, monkey.

femme forte aka candace

February 10, 2010 11:59 AM

The jays are loud and brutish, that's true. I watch them swoop and threaten at my mother's house. You've captured that here perfectly with your prose.