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I Am Not Chuck-Wills-Widow

I Am Not Chuck-Will’s-Widow


Part I: Bullies, Lodging and Treats  

             Whip-Poor-Will at twilight —
                  Tremendous skyline.
My wings ~ vainglorious, like a teen girl’s locks.

Nightjar
   Goateater
        Bugeater

Bully-based bias, cryptically colored
                      along branches and leaves.

And don’t step on me, but do hover
      near my nest
if you’re a tasty treat, not a pest.

Part II: HAUNTED

away she flew, wild-eyed, pale,
see-through; buried under my wings.

the mourners nearly stepped on her;
litterfall and cladodes -
fear and delight at my whip-poor-will dirge.

7/23/2020
I am a Bird - Personification Poetry Contest
Sponsor is Tania Kitchin

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/4/2020 3:49:00 PM

Very creative writing here , Kim. Congrats in the contest. I hope all is going well with you.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/5/2020 3:30:00 AM

Thank you, Andrea! <3

V. Deepa

Date: 8/3/2020 4:45:00 AM

Cleverly done Kim mam.:-)I enjoyed your wonderful poem.Even I feel it should have placed higher:-(.Never mind there's lot more to come your way.Congratulations on your win:-) Keep writing and keep inspiring us.:-)Take care.Best wishes from Deepa:-)

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/3/2020 4:59:00 AM

Thank you so much, Deepa! I appreciate that!

Aditi Mishra

Date: 8/2/2020 4:39:00 AM

Wow Kim! This is such a brilliant and creative one. Congratulations on your win! Wish it was placed higher :)

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/2/2020 5:04:00 AM

Me too, Aditi! Thank you so much! I was a bit shocked at the low placement but each judge judges as they will. I know I did research. The title was from the fact that the bird, chuck-wills-widow is often mistaken for the whip-poor-will. Thank you for your confidence in me. I really needed to hear it! Blessings to you!

Tania Kitchin

Date: 8/1/2020 1:15:00 PM

Kim, congratulations on your winning placement with your clever poem!

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/2/2020 5:04:00 AM

Thank you

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/23/2020 7:29:00 PM

Well done Kim. This was terrific!

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/23/2020 8:45:00 PM

Thank you, Caren! I had fun with this one!