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Pandemonium In Paradise

Of parrots and parakeets, no one knows now numbering in the thousands no longer Mexico's bucolic birds new urbanized citizens migrated to the suburbs. If you travel to Los Angeles and county where hobo avians flock to Pepperdine hoping to matriculate to paradise.. Pasadenans know the raucous calls from palms festooned in bright feathers and pheromones. Should you wish to elicit a response from a Red-crowned Amazon.. just ask any witch cat which hungers with an acute accessory olfactory rife in feline grin and purpose eye'n the skies cheerfully. And somewhere Marianne Faithfull warbles 'this little bird who lives on the wind, this little bird that somebody sends.' they're listening too, with a coo and squawk o'er the skies of Silverlake and Eagle Rock. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This Little Bird sung by Marianne Faithfull - Lyrics by J.D. Loudermilk 1965

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Date: 6/7/2023 3:49:00 PM
Absolutely astonishing verses my friend.. A wonderful fav to add to my list. God bless. Every verse stunning.
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Date: 4/17/2023 7:51:00 PM
Excellent. If I were you, I would have it published, one of. best I have sseen in five years. Absolutely Team Poetry should. choose this for a POTD Right up there with WH Auden, a Fav, Congtrats and not even in a contest. It’s way above that! Pangie
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Date: 4/16/2023 10:02:00 PM
Quite a flight of fancy. Almost fantastic nearly Fantasy? based on reality, no doubt! Its quite A good expessive piece.' Gives me a smle at 6 at least ' I see the raspng palm fronds shiver In heat waves swatchs, not winters shiver' Colour and caws complete and compete the Catewauls at the lack of some, easy meet.'
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Date: 4/12/2023 3:35:00 PM
This is fun. I enjoyed reading this today. Thanks for sharing this colorful entertaining poem :)
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Date: 4/5/2023 1:53:00 AM
I love the tongue in the cheek analogy of the "birds of a feather...", Richards. Regards, Suzette
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Date: 3/24/2023 12:58:00 PM
Your verses are so clever and descriptive, I really like 'hobo avians/martriculate to paradise' and the witch cat stanza, makes me think of how my own kitty perches on the windowsill and chirps at the birds she is too lazy to go out and catch :)
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