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       little piper, little piper
   oh how fast you skip away
 as the morning tide crawls in to taste the beach -
briny swishes bring your breakfast
 while you prance to greet the day
   and they never seem to wet you
       like you're privy to the chosen course of each ...

little piper, little piper
   such a ballet you perform
      when you twirl and pirouette your dainty feet -
       darting in-and-out the sea foam
      just to keep them dry and warm
   all with perfect form and motion
so as not to warn those little things you eat ...

       little piper, little piper
   you're the bane of every clam
 watching closely for their bubbles in the sand -
oh, the hermit crabs are missing -
 each-and-each now on the lam
   and the hot sand gently hissing
       as you try to sate your hungry chick's demand ...

little piper, little piper
   all day long your work persists
      as your tummy and your wee one both are fed -
       so with food enough to sleep on
      'midst the creeping twilight mists
   and as purple shadows deepen
comes the time to sing your little one to bed ...

       little piper, now you dance in dreams ... instead.







~ Honorable Mention ~  in the "Strand Special 2 Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.

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James Inman

Date: 7/28/2019 3:18:00 PM

Such gentle words in a lovely write, very fairy tale like in its tone.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/28/2019 4:53:00 PM

Many kind thanks, James, I'm very pleased that you liked it. Blessings, my friend! :o)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/18/2019 8:41:00 PM

this is so cute, Greg. And the picture with it is gorgeous. i wrote a long time ago a sandpiper poem. I think an old member had a contest on that bird!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/21/2019 10:58:00 AM

Oh, I'm really happy you saw (and enjoyed) this one,. Andrea, thank you SO kindly for the sweet comment! I will have to search your piper poem - it sounds charming! Blessings, Buddy! :o) <3

Ralph Sergi

Date: 7/18/2019 4:53:00 PM

Hi Gregory: The sandpiper's quest for food and the admiration of the watcher. My compliments ,!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/21/2019 10:57:00 AM

Thank you so very much, Ralph, for liking my poem and leaving such kind words ... blessings, My Friend! :o)

Robert Lindley

Date: 7/17/2019 9:47:00 PM

A truly fantastic piece my friend. A very inspiring poem, born to gift to we readers its smooth flow, bright airy verses of life Nature, busy bird and Nature's beauty... A fav.. a true gem too..

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/21/2019 10:56:00 AM

Such a wonderfully heartfelt and kind comment, Robert, and poetry in itself ... many thanks to you, Brother, it means a lot! :o)

CayCay Jennings

Date: 7/16/2019 12:58:00 PM

Reading you is always poetic joy, each poem further proof that you were meant to write and be read. Divine writing of sheer beauty as calm as a stream and as breathtaking as rolling ocean waves. All the best ... CayCay

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/21/2019 10:55:00 AM

Oh, CayCay, your opinion is always a weighty one with me, and when you take such time to phrase things in such kindness and beauty ... well, you make my day! I thank you so much, Dear Poet, and may blessings always be yours! You're a gem! :o) <3