Scoundrels Living Loud

Two birds like mischievous teens skipping, giggling as they cross the pumps, dodging car scenes through the oily and Oldsmobile dross. Scoundrels living loud in their little world chirping along, rippling through grime, gabbling as they kick the can, twirling and uttering in incoherent rhyme. Oh the crime of poetic injustice, those bobbing teeny hoodlums - their imagery without substance. No alliteration nor allusions. But the human takes notice of the couple, just too cute, their slim legs and beaks skimming through the rainbow puddle with sputtering tweets, puttering in the grease.
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Fisher Avatar
September 10, 2023 at 5:06 PM
Awesome way to call those birds, scoundrels! Such a refreshing way to look at nature...enjoyable poem, indeed.
Wolf Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 7:56 PM
This is quite the imaginative write, my friend. Send some of these 'scoundrels' Chicago's way, so the hoodlums here can model themselves after them! Smiles, Gershon
Rodrigues Avatar
September 10, 2023 at 5:35 AM
LOL! Thank you, Gershon!
Empress Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 4:42 AM
“Oh the crime of poetic injustice” i love that line and the imagery and how soulful your descriptive lines flow, brilliant personification that i truly enjoyed reading. Love this
Rodrigues Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 9:44 AM
Thank you, I.E.
Buhagiar Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 2:12 AM
Your personification is perfect, your imagery enticing. In short, a great poem. Hugs.
Rodrigues Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 9:44 AM
I appreciate you so much, Victor!
Croft Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 7:06 PM
I enjoyed reading this!!! Thank you for your comments ??
Rodrigues Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Thank you!
Rodrigues Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 9:40 AM
Thank you!
DiMino Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 3:46 PM
"But the human takes notice of the couple, just too cute, their slim legs and beaks skimming through the rainbow puddle with sputtering tweets, puttering in the grease." Soooo beautiful and well done! Excellent poetry throughout. Great imagery read. Thank you.
Rodrigues Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 9:40 AM
Thank you, Joe!I appreciate knowing what you liked!
Hind Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 3:28 PM
An interesting take on those tweeting birds...! :)
Rodrigues Avatar
September 9, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Thank you, Paige!
Brotherton Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 1:21 PM
'Two birds like mischievous teens'. What a wonderful first line to start our journey through so much imagery. 'Oh the crime of poetic injustice, those bobbing teeny hoodlums.' Definitely a fav.
Rodrigues Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 1:45 PM
LOL…thank you so much, Jerry!
Lindley Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 11:02 AM
My friend, a very fine personification poem.. A fine pleasure to read too. God bless you...
Rodrigues Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Thank you! <3
Moore Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 8:04 AM
Delightful imagery - and the title is perfect - for a variety scenes (I would have loved to have come it with myself for the poem I wrote this morning about the decay and corruption we have in the world today!).
Rodrigues Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Thanks, James!
Pandit Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 7:38 AM
Splendid personification, Kim. Perfect images come to fore as I read these line: Two birds like mischievous teens skipping, giggling as they cross...
Rodrigues Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 8:40 AM
Thank you, Vijay! :)
Canerdy Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 6:13 AM
Very descriptive and entertaining, Kim! Janice
Rodrigues Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 7:02 AM
Thank you, Janice :)
Scott Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 5:41 AM
Magpies are the ones that hang around in pairs where we are and they have no shame. This captures them perfectly for me, Kim :)
Rodrigues Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 7:06 AM
Thank you, Sam…lol
Rodrigues Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 7:02 AM
Thank you, Sam…lol
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