Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet I do not know?

A Need To Be Cornered

Birds go crazy
    In round cages





*my bird guru would seek out round bird cages listed for sale 
  and purchase them to destroy them

  he told me that goldfish were similarly affected in round bowls

  makes me wonder...

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Charles Messina May 30, 2019 at 10:27 PM Very thought provoking, just because the world is round doesn't mean they have to live in a round world. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 31, 2019 at 6:52 AM Phew. Another round worlder. ;) xomo!

Kim Rodrigues May 30, 2019 at 8:01 AM Wow! I love this and I learned something! This is profound. Looking into the round bowl! This little ditty deserves POTD in my estimation! Faving! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 30, 2019 at 8:10 AM You'll notice proper fish bowls have flat sides. Thank you so much dear! This one's a sleeper, not everybody reads so much in the little space between two lines ;) Hugs n' Love! xomo

CayCay Godwin May 28, 2019 at 8:03 PM Does square, rectangle, pentagon, et. al., make a difference over round? I would think any shape because no matter the shape of an enslaved one's habitat they are still, likewise, enslaved. Very thought provoking, necessarily so! Poetry hugs ... CayCay Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 28, 2019 at 9:44 PM Round cages offer no definition of space. Cages have their uses, and proper pet care means meeting all of the needs of your pet. But let us not clip the wings off of a good metaphor ;) Hugs! xomo

Timothy Mcguire May 28, 2019 at 4:38 PM Cages in general are bad. square cages are bad too. I have chickens and they free range and they are happy. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 28, 2019 at 9:46 PM I'm jealous ;)

Peter Dome May 27, 2019 at 5:04 PM Parrot like birds are often persecuted in the wild. for some have a life span of only four to six years. in captivity it's around 90 years. Caging is debatable. I agree no bird or animal should be in a cage, But the fact remains. for some, there is no choice.

Peter Dome May 27, 2019 at 5:00 PM Yes I agree. I've kept parrots all my life. they had big cages. they were happy and content well done. pete. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 27, 2019 at 9:07 PM I fostered a parrot for six months, but I have rule, nothing that pierces ear drums or skin ;) They are incredible. I keep doves. My dream bird would be a falcon...

Silent One May 27, 2019 at 6:29 AM Interesting thoughts.. nothing should be caged.... Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 27, 2019 at 6:48 AM If it must, make sure there's corners ;) Hugs my friend! xomo

John Lawless May 26, 2019 at 8:09 PM OH MY GOD~!!!!!! Mo, the world is round....no wonder we're all nuts.... Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 27, 2019 at 5:57 AM John, you're leaning awfully close to the edge of an argument for flat earth.

Gershon Wolf May 26, 2019 at 7:45 PM Running around in circles -- understood; flying around in circles... Weirdness! :) gw Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 26, 2019 at 7:53 PM Exactly! Think lost in the desert, snow blind in the arctic~ a lack of geographic markers. I have witnessed my own birds freak out just when you change their environment. xomo <3

Michelle Faulkner May 26, 2019 at 3:47 PM I always thought round was the symbol of balance and peace - I guess not for everyone, though! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 26, 2019 at 7:54 PM Don't some crazy koi and canaries know it ;) xomo!

Heidi Sands May 26, 2019 at 10:06 AM Interesting Maureen. :) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 26, 2019 at 11:00 AM Tee hee ;) Thank you Heidi! xomo <3

Jeff Connelly May 26, 2019 at 9:42 AM Amazing Maureen. I am stunned being captured by the simplicity of this poem; few words, but very enjoyably complex. This is like something a Zen master would make you silently repeat over and over to reach enlightenment. Thanks always Maureen. Jeff Connelly May 27, 2019 at 9:39 AM I was going to be an ornathologist at university, but found out that I would most likely be doing lab work instead of being out in the field :( Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 27, 2019 at 6:09 AM Heh heh, I do love birds, and The Birds. Ya know, my muse probably is a bird. I got all bird crazy a few years ago, I think I had up to 17, down to three now. Jeff Connelly May 26, 2019 at 11:57 AM Are birds your Muse Maureen? You must have loved that Hitchcock film. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 26, 2019 at 10:59 AM Thank you Jeff! (it isn't just me!) ;) xomo!