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Our front lawn swarms with starlings
Puff-black against white
There’s been a wind-swirl overnight
And the blips lay half covered
The birds    of course are carnivores
Have small feast these days
Their wasted meat now covered over

An amazing bird
Survives the fiercest storm
Hated    generally    far and wide
While those less worthy fowl are   it seems   glorified
Well    it’s color
Or    in this case    lack of
Winter
Dead- ugly winter
Has care for only black and white
Bluebirds
Cardinals
Robins are rare
They wait
Wait to blend with spring
Spring that discharged blunderbuss
When zits of green infest and cover everything

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 2/25/2010 11:42:00 AM
Creative use of imagery for an interesting perspective. Much for the reader to ponder about. Thank you for sharing this poem with us and for stopping by to comment on mine. Have a good day! Karen
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Date: 2/23/2010 7:06:00 AM
Liked the imagery
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Date: 2/22/2010 8:52:00 PM
Very interesting writing, Daver. But give it a title. I read somewhere once that all poems need titles! haven't seen you in a while. It was nice to run across this poem. What a great last line, the "zits" of spring! LUv, andrea
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Date: 2/22/2010 5:21:00 PM
interesting poem Daver....sounds a bit melancholy of course "dead ugly winter " doesn't help. I remember it well enough to know I didn';t like it. Gotta tell you though... the Robins are here with me in Okeechobee fl. been here for a month or so. Just love them lil birdies! They will probably be heading back up yonder soon. Let you know when they take off from here. I'll say hello for you! :) Thanks Daver, my good friend. God bless....-Robert
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Date: 2/21/2010 4:20:00 AM
Such a fresh way of using language, daver. Zits of green - blips. I really like starlings - They make so many sounds! I don't like when they shove sparrows out of their homes though. This is a wonderful, visual and touching poem- Yes, touching. Love for the birds, hate of the dead white winter. Right on! PS I've been writing songs this month, in addition to some poems. Hope all is well. Hugs! :-)
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Date: 2/20/2010 1:54:00 PM
Starlings galore at my feeders today. We also have: 8 sets of Cardinals an many Blue Jays - Gold Finches, Nut hatches, Wood peckers, Junko's etc. I am hoping to get back to the soup soon. Re: the Violin's and cases - Yes! I think that might work. You are a doll. Big Love, Lainie bfn.
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Date: 2/20/2010 10:51:00 AM
Ripple me torn...and the poets like the corner are born ! (right) write on poet !!! james
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