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Blue Jay Congregation

a cardinal and
eight blue jays at the feeder ~
rowdy communion

May 10, 2020
for Brian Strand's  the 'HI-KU(2)' Poetry Contest

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 12/19/2020 1:21:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. I can hear the dinner bell ringing. I love the cardinals. Enjoy your win with blessings..............

Jan Allison

Date: 12/17/2020 4:11:00 PM

Dropping back again with my congrats Andrea:-) hugs jan xx

Susan Ashley

Date: 12/17/2020 10:13:00 AM

I love this, Andrea! On the surface, it reads like a scene at my back yard feeder. Below the surface I admire your clever use of the words "cardinal" and "communion".. ingenious, my friend. Congratulations for your wonderful win in Brian's contest.. ~Susan

JCB Brul

Date: 12/16/2020 4:51:00 PM

What a beautiful sight dear Andrea! Well-composed..I like the visual harmony of a cardinal and 8 blue jays..Stunning imagery! Congratulations on your win!

Sam Kauffman

Date: 12/16/2020 11:40:00 AM

What a wonderful and delightful description of "communion" at the bird feeder! We get a variety of birds but there is one, lone squirrel that has figured out our plan to keep him away and he seems to case away the birds! Congratulations on your win!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/24/2020 4:34:00 AM

Not sure how I missed this gem; my cardinals overtake the lone blue jay at my house; however, there may be hope. A couple of days ago I saw two blue jays which I had never seen. Usually it is 7 cardinals and one blue jay here; congratulations on your win. Loved this visual Andrea!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

Date: 5/15/2020 12:04:00 PM

This one's one of my favourites. Back with congrats! xomo

Reason A. Poteet

Date: 5/15/2020 11:30:00 AM

Congratulations, Andrea. That's some brave cardinal.

Jan Allison

Date: 5/14/2020 5:55:00 PM

dropping back with my congrats andrea, hugs jand xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 5/14/2020 4:16:00 PM

Andrea, congratulations on your winning placement with your humorous haiku!

Joseph May

Date: 5/14/2020 3:34:00 PM

Wonderful haiku Andrea, Congrats on your win..

John Watt

Date: 5/14/2020 12:13:00 PM

I loved your clever angle on these birds, congratulations for your win, my friend!

Aditi Mishra

Date: 5/14/2020 12:12:00 PM

This is a new take on blue jays. I have never imagined eight of them together but can picture them now babbling like babies. Congratulations Andrea! :)

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 5/13/2020 4:09:00 AM

Nice one. And the birds are like humans, probably squabbling. Yet there is food for all the birds. Kind wishes, Kai

Nette Onclaud

Date: 5/12/2020 8:18:00 PM

love the play of words---cardinal and communion...on the dot, andie...huggs!

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 5/12/2020 8:53:00 AM

Love it and you, Blessings ~ Gina

Linda Milgate

Date: 5/11/2020 9:15:00 PM

Great images Cardinal Red and robes of blue.

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/11/2020 11:14:00 AM

A cardinal and eight blue jays walk into a bar - sorry, that's where my mind went :)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/11/2020 3:18:00 AM

I can just hear and picture the scene Andrea. Well written Tom

Jan Allison

Date: 5/11/2020 2:16:00 AM

after googling the bird I too wrote about the feeding antics - have never seen one though they are so different to the British Jay:-) hugs Jan x

John Watt

Date: 5/11/2020 1:46:00 AM

I'll bet that was one loud church service! Or perhaps a republican surrounded by 8 democrats, haha! ... Nice haiku, Andrea.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 5/12/2020 4:55:00 PM

yeah, he might be liberally pecked to death. haha

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

Date: 5/11/2020 12:57:00 AM

And the little Cardinal standing his ground I bet. Love this. Good luck in the contest! xomo

Gideon Foli

Date: 5/10/2020 10:52:00 PM

Creatively woven Andrea. Happy mother's day dearest. Love and hugs.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/10/2020 10:18:00 PM

Oh yes! Your last line has that Aha moment! It made me smile! Thank you for the cheer. I hope your Mother's Day is going great Andrea. I am having a poetic Mother's Day reading poems and feeling inspired by them! xxoo

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