Prosopopea

a shining parrot                                                                                                                                                                     that calls my name                                                                                                                                                            What pomposity you say                                                                                                                                                      The flying words are to blame                                                                                                                                                         I was only parodying per say                                                                                                                                                  when ink shot upon the page                                                                                                                                                    The mighty pen roared                                                                                                                                                       caught and ate the rage                                                                                                                                                                      I was writing on the wings                                                                                                                                               when joy flew in my window                                                                                                                                                        my bird was upright                                                                                                                                                                  an innuendo flying through                                                                                                                                         unchained skies

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Doug Vinson

Date: 12/27/2016 10:50:00 AM

Great power and flight, John.

John Beam
Date: 12/27/2016 6:24:00 PM

Thanks, Doug.

John Beam

Date: 12/26/2016 2:29:00 PM

Masked shining parrot (Prosopeia personata) La prosopopea - prosopopea The pomposity ( 'personification', from ancient greek prosopon , 'person', and poieo , 'I') is a figure of speech based on the personification of inanimate objects or abstractions