Brown Bag Lunch

busy road crossing

seagull looks both ways

before pecking at street fries




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Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Breidenthal Avatar
January 14, 2016 at 12:12 PM
Nice haiku!,XD catches my attention and gives me inspiration!,thanks for that!
Gifford Avatar
January 14, 2016 at 12:36 PM
Thanks, and I just read one of yours.
Anish Avatar
August 16, 2015 at 10:34 PM
Nice poem about our feathered friends! Peace & Love Matthew Anish
Gifford Avatar
August 17, 2015 at 1:27 AM
And May God's peace dwell with you as well, Matthew. Thanks for enjoying the brown bag lunch. ~~Darlene
Kendrick Avatar
August 8, 2015 at 6:54 AM
It is amazing at the intelligence of birds and other animal species..At a traffic light waiting in Atlanta one day I saw this crow get a pecan from a tree take it down during the red light and place in where the car's tires would go then fly back up, watch and then go back down next red light and eat the pecan..I was totally amazed at what he was doing..Thanks for dropping by..Sara
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August 8, 2015 at 10:45 AM
that is an amazing story.Thanks for sharing that with me, Sara. Did you write a poem or haiku about it?The crow showed intelligence, planning, logic, knowledge, and so much more. A brain almost human! I'd say worth studying. Let me know if you intend to do anything with this story. If not may I have permission to write a poem or haiku about it.?I would want to study a bit more from the internet on crows first. And I would give your credit for sharing this story with me. Blessings, Darlene
Babcock Avatar
August 7, 2015 at 10:23 AM
You create a perfect picture of the birds picking at the fries on this haiku. love phyl
Gifford Avatar
August 7, 2015 at 10:54 AM
I'm pleased we both like to write haiku. Thanks for reading. ~~Darlene
Scott Avatar
August 7, 2015 at 1:58 AM
This is funny!!! Nice write Darlene!!
Gifford Avatar
August 7, 2015 at 2:47 AM
I try to be alert when I'm outside to capture these rare moments. I saw a seagull waiting with others for a safe crossing as if he were one of them. What really got me was when he turned his head first to the left and then to the right, to check the traffic. Blessings, Darlene
Hunjeri Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 7:33 PM
Love this too:-)
Gifford Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 8:57 PM
Thanks for reading many of my poems, today, njeri, You're a great friend.
Anish Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 5:47 PM
Ah, Seagulls. I like to watch them as they sore in lazy circles above. Nice write! Peace & Love Matthew Anish
Gifford Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 5:53 PM
I know what you're saying, Matthew. Those seagulls circling overhead are looking for people with food in their hands. I have had them swoop down on me when I was eating something, and they'll snatch it right out of your hand. But I still like them.
Nance Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 7:46 AM
Lol that is a cute image, nicely said :)
Gifford Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 8:26 AM
Other people waiting to cross the street did not seem to notice the gull waiting with them. I guess it takes a poet's eye! Thanks for reading. ~~Darlene
Dietrich Avatar
August 5, 2015 at 9:00 PM
this is really cute. I LIKES it!
Gifford Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 8:30 AM
Thanks, Andrea, and what I told Casarah, is true. Only a poet would see a poem there. Other's would only see a discarded fast food bag in the middle of the street!
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