Blue-Green Bird
dancer in the dense vegetation
of a marshland
echoes
a harsh-like call
a very unbirdlike call
of a gallinute rail bird
with glossy blue-green plummage
bright yellow legs with long talons
and an long orange
and yellow beak ...
a secretive bird
who is a weak flyer
mostly flightless
loving thick reed beds
and underbrush to run through
an opportunist feeder of bugs
can swim to find fish
and an occasional frog
endangered in some places
due to loss of habitat
listen for whistle-like
squeak-like grunts
when near marshlands
or dense forests ...
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April 16, 2021
Poetry/Verse/blue-green bird
Copyright Protected, ID 04-1347-464-16
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for the Standard Contest, All Yours (Apr 17)
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged, 04/16/2021
First Place
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