Juncos

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(Entry for the High Fives for June Poetry Contest, sponsored by Andrea Dietrich, submitted June 10, 2025)

Pretty juncos flutter in my backyard.
One sits on a fencepost, clearly on guard.
They wander through the weeds,
eating insects and seeds,
but fly when they hear my big Saint Bernard!

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 7/1/2025 7:24:00 AM

LOL. the party's over. Nice one Jim. Congratulations! :)

Jim Healey
Date: 7/1/2025 7:27:00 AM

Haha! But there’ll be another party somewhere else real soon! Thank you, Linda. Take care.

Ink Empress

Date: 6/26/2025 5:45:00 AM

Juncos are so pretty and after reading this, i had to google to make sure what it looks like cus your words intrigued me: how well written on them and i love the flow too, and your choice of rhymes are sublime! The last line made me smile, soul warming! Pleasure reading your limerick! Congratulations on your top win. Sending you light always

Jim Healey
Date: 6/26/2025 7:05:00 AM

Thank you very much for your kind words. Much appreciated. Cheers from Canada.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/25/2025 10:33:00 AM

Humor at the end! Congrats!

Jim Healey
Date: 6/25/2025 10:48:00 AM

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/24/2025 1:14:00 PM

that last line clinched it for me. GREAT limerick ending. Congrats in my contest.

Jim Healey
Date: 6/24/2025 1:20:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea. Always a pleasure to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed the limerick.