Denis Bruce Poet Free verse

Just Plain Cuckoo

Perching brazenly on a bough
The herald of spring
In its wrinkled black and white striped vest
Demanding intimacy
With its proclamation
This rogue itinerant
Reckless and brash
Ready to mate
And ready to run
Abandoning his egg filled lover
To find a home for his brood
By intruding on another's space
in ejecting that bird's shelled hopes
Socially selfish
Psychopathically intent
On securing a future for her chick
At another's expense
And this murderous charade
At every onset of spring
Will play out to its bitter end 
From the first cry of "Cuckoo".

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Darlene De Beaulieu May 9, 2020 at 4:58 PM Hello Denis Bruce, iI have never seen a cuckoo bird. Is it small or a big bird? What coloring does it have? Enjoyed this poem. Have a nice day my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu May 10, 2020 at 9:16 AM Hello Denis Bruce, oh! Blackbirds are huge! Your welcome. How do you spend your day? Enjoy your day my friend. Denis Bruce May 10, 2020 at 4:32 AM Hi D De B, I know of them only from reputation and photograph. To me they seem to be more the size of blackbirds and they do look rather grey in photographs I have seen. Thank you for your ever kind comments. Keep safe

Lindsay Laurie May 8, 2020 at 6:55 PM G'day Denis … certainly what appears cruel to us, but nature has a reason for the cuckoo. Interesting and informative poem Denis - thank you - Lindsay Denis Bruce May 9, 2020 at 4:29 AM Love your Australian twang,Laurie. Like all poems this is not an expression of absolute fact but merely a poetic interpretation of a natural phenomenon in anthropomorphic terms. Thank you for commenting.It is much appreciated since it proves somebody somewhere has taken the time to glance at the contributions Keep safe from the virus