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Lyrebird Tales

Mound in the wiregrass is the stage for the dancer in the hills,
who steals the arias of others, then through the valley fills,
a laugh, a whip, a cackle. Even a stolen axe's ring!
Tales of the bush are spoken when a Lyrebird does sing.

Copyright © Lindsay Laurie | Year Posted 2019

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Panagiota Romios Date: 11/6/2019 6:38:00 PM Just beautiful. You are such a fine poet. Panagiota Login to Reply Lindsay Laurie Date: 11/7/2019 6:28:00 PM G'day Panagiota … I am certain you would enjoy just being in a valley where lyrebirds live and find where they dance and feed. Thanks for your compliment as well Panagiota - Lindsay

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/19/2019 1:32:00 PM a mysterous one for me which reads beautifully. Login to Reply Lindsay Laurie Date: 10/30/2019 12:38:00 AM Hello Andrea … a lyrebird is brown and pheasant like in a way. They are forest birds where the males make dancing mounds. Their mimicking is exact so they fool many people - thanks again Andrea - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf Date: 10/17/2019 8:21:00 PM For me, informative and intriguing. I learn so much from your poems, friend! Best wishes always, Gershon Login to Reply Lindsay Laurie Date: 10/18/2019 6:20:00 PM G'day Gershon … I will admit I enjoy writing about my experiences in the scrub particularly and if I can teach you about what I've observed in the forests that makes me feel good - thank you Gershon - Lindsay

Pat Adams Date: 10/17/2019 8:10:00 AM Magpies, crows, mockingbirds, lyrebirds, constantly amaze me, and kind of freak me out sometimes! This poem has great flow and rhyme. Well done my friend!!.......pat Login to Reply Lindsay Laurie Date: 10/18/2019 6:16:00 PM Hello PAT … these 'brown chooks' as some refer to are an amazing bird. They make a dancing mound and confuse you with their imitating - thanks for commenting PAT - Lindsay

Warren Mbaht Date: 10/14/2019 10:57:00 PM Aussie here Lindsay. Best thing is that you write Rhyme. A forgotten genre now. We have many Pheasants here as we call them locally. I will be cruising through you other writes later. Just started writing again myself. Wrote a couple in the 50s, then too busy after that. Never was a pro, but I have fun. Login to Reply Lindsay Laurie Date: 10/18/2019 6:13:00 PM G'day Warren … I do prefer rhyming verse too. Pleased to read that you have these 'pheasants' with you. Must be careful if one is close by that imitates a phone ringing. I'll have a read of your poems shortly Warren - thank you - Lindsay

Rico Leffanta Date: 10/12/2019 6:36:00 PM No one has commented, yet? They must think, "bush" refers to female anatomy! Well done, Lindsey! Aloha! Rico Login to Reply Lindsay Laurie Date: 10/18/2019 6:08:00 PM Hello Rico … I don't think too many on this site would know what a lyrebird is. It's a master mimic and dancer believe me - thank you Rico - Lindsay