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Sharma's Song

Our garden perimeters are hung with notes A thrush sings its morning songs. No other of its kind dares cross these musical borders of trilling notes Would that we - could defend our boundaries with songs instead of bombs. Suzanne Delaney

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 4/2/2016 10:50:00 PM
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Hi Tim: Nice to see you and thanks for reading. Little Natural History and Nature Study here. We have Sharma Thrushes in our garden. They have an incredible whistling call and they make a clicking sound to mark their territory. I think they were introduced from India to Hawaii as a caged bird but are prolific outside now. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-rumped_shama
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 4/2/2016 6:17:00 PM
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Wow ... didn't see that end coming. What a hard-hitting short poem, Suz. We can celebrate our differences with music and dance ... but bombs are a sign that we still don't understand one another. Reminiscent of Isaiah 2:4, with your call for peace. I'm curious about the story behind Sharma ... someone you know?
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Robert Ludden
Date: 10/7/2013 5:56:00 PM
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You are so right. Never tire of this message. I have said it many times myself. Thank you, Suzanne
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/17/2013 5:16:00 PM
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WOW, what a fantastic little poem so full of meaning.. FAVE
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Poet Tacito
Date: 9/17/2013 11:12:00 AM
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I could not agree MORE with you. Powerful ending.
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Jack Ellison
Date: 9/17/2013 11:10:00 AM
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Used to call my daughter Suzy-Q... her name is Lisa! A beautiful poem with a soulful plea... songs instead of bombs!!!!
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Bl Devnath
Date: 9/17/2013 10:31:00 AM
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A song for protection indeed. The World's reality. Loved always, bl
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