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Poetry notes:
7/17/2019

This is the first poem in my new e-book Bird Beaks & Bee's Knees on Wattpad.com, a collection of bird-brained poems that attempt to answer the following question: What can you do when you're as busy as a bee and life bugs you to the point where you cry fowl? And there you go, barking at the geese, ducks and swans, swatting carpenter bees with your tennis racket and drowning ants with your water hose as if that will help. The Woodpecker Gazette calls it "A silly, idiotic and unintelligent must-read."

So as not to run afoul of the grammar police, please understand that my poetic license is up to date, misspelled words are intentional and the use of puns is clearly authorized. Why in the world would I use puns? To make it more punny, of course! Ok, I'll stop now. Maybe...

Illustration credit: Duck Hunting II by Friz Freleng

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Lord Love a Duck

Lord Love A Duck

Quacky little bird call
When you hear it coming duck!
If farmer Fudd is after you
You're running out of luck

Totin' shotgun and bird shot,
Son, he's aiming not to please
He's sneaking close behind you bird
You better hold your sneeze

Cuz your feathers are a tickler
Your bill is orange and bright
While the farmer is a stickler
He will sup on bird tonight

Lord love a duck!
Of him you mustn't run a fowl
Pain from freshly plucked feathers
Will be enough to make you howl!

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/27/2019 7:50:00 AM

A relaxing read Mark and a clever poem - well penned, excellent, creative and just good fun. Hugs, Jennifer.

Mark Toney
Date: 7/27/2019 9:59:00 AM

Thank you so much, Jennifer, for your generous words of encouragement! ~Mark

CayCay Jennings

Date: 7/26/2019 9:24:00 PM

A fun and delightful, lighthearted read, Mark! Congratulations on your e-book news, I admire your energy and love the title of the e-book. When I'm too busy for my body and life bugs me, I bark and swat air with phones that won't change channels or clear like a calculator and remotes that won't call people or do math! Have fun and fulfillment with your e-book.

Mark Toney
Date: 7/27/2019 9:54:00 AM

CayCay, thank you for your delightful comment and kind encouragement. I see we both "bark and swat" at things when we're as busy as a bee and life bugs us :) ~Mark