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I heard a bird,  A sweet red bird,
So I stepped out back to see.
Mrs. Mockingbird, told all she heard.
What a gossip she turned out to be.
I knew it was wrong, but I let her go on,
Singing that redbird melody.
At the end of the song, she nodded so long,
Flew away to a mulberry tree.

Copyright © Daniel Turner | Year Posted 2023

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Lisa Ricci Date: 3/29/2023 7:20:00 AM How sweet and lovely is this. Very. Good Morning Daniel. This is such a feel good entry with peace and happiness and more. May we always see and hear the birds for a short conversation before they move on to another post to grace. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful day. Blessings always (smile) Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/29/2023 10:08:00 AM Thank you, Lisa. I agree. They are great conversationalists (if thats a word) You are so kind. Have a blessed day young lady:)

Gary Radice Date: 3/17/2023 3:25:00 AM Daniel, I love the simplicity of your poem - it's just wonderful and so in tune with nature (pardon the pun). I like the human trait of 'gossiping' that you have given the mockingbird (that copies other birds' songs) and your gently delivered message that gossiping is wrong. Cheers - Gary Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/17/2023 8:34:00 AM Thank you, Gary. My kind of humor:) Did you ever play that game in school where the teacher whispers something to the first student and he turns and whispers it to the one behind him etc then at the end see what the last student heard. That's gossip in a nutshell. Great to see you again, my friend.

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 3/16/2023 1:04:00 PM Great write Daniel. Nature is so very talkative. Chatty, if you listen. :) Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/16/2023 1:10:00 PM Indeed! Thank you so much for a great comment, Linda. Great to see you again.

Deb M Date: 3/16/2023 5:33:00 AM Another sweet nature poem Daniel….you have a knack for them! Debx Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/16/2023 5:54:00 AM Thank you, Deb. Just trying to help out Eve on her book of Nursery Rhymes... Thanks for dropping by:)

Margarita Lillico Date: 3/14/2023 8:15:00 AM Rumor has it I heard a tweet:) Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/14/2023 8:18:00 AM Good morning, Maggie. I hope it was an honest tweet. Great to see you my dear. Hope you are having a wonderful day:)

Sara Kendrick Date: 3/14/2023 8:09:00 AM Ha!! Ha!! Reminds me in a way of Emily Dickenson's works. I enjoyed reading the humor today. Thanks for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/14/2023 8:16:00 AM Thank you, Mrs Sara. I am glad I made you smile today. Be well sweet friend.

Mahtab Bangalee Date: 3/12/2023 11:04:00 PM redbird melody- sweet poetry and poetic conversation Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/13/2023 5:49:00 AM Thank you, Mahtab. It is for a children's poem book. Great to see you this morning.

Ann Peck Date: 3/12/2023 11:21:00 AM Ah, That's so sweet, Daniel. And, yes, I guess she is a gossip, but I love to listen. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/12/2023 11:34:00 AM Thanks, Ann . I hope it made you smile:) Great to see you again.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/9/2023 12:57:00 PM cute cute cute. I think would be great in the nursery rhyme book. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/9/2023 1:09:00 PM . Thanks for the visit. see you later:)

Charles Messina Date: 3/9/2023 11:37:00 AM Love this, Daniel. They say that when those red birds appear they bring spirits from the past. Maybe, just maybe... Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/9/2023 1:08:00 PM I have never heard that one, Charles. That mockingbird sure did sound like one though. thanks for the friendly visit.

Joseph May Date: 3/9/2023 10:56:00 AM A lovely write Daniel, best wishes Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/9/2023 1:08:00 PM Thank you, joseph. great to see you again.

Joanna Daniel Date: 3/8/2023 7:32:00 PM Very subtle poem that points out how gossiping and listening to it, both are wrong, a clever one, DT:) Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 7:57:00 PM Thanks Jo. kids learn best from humor:) Great to see you again. Be well!

Anonomus Scorpio Date: 3/8/2023 7:17:00 PM Now that is funny! You sir are a satirical Mastermind ;) fav'en A.S. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 8:01:00 PM Welcome to my kind of humor:) I too thought it was funny. It's a childrens poem. Kids learn best with humor. Great to see you again. LOL it is funny!

Janice Canerdy Date: 3/8/2023 3:27:00 PM You've made an excellent point about gossips and the ones who encourage them by listening! They can't run their mouths unless someone listens! Good poem, Danny. Janice Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 3:36:00 PM Thank you, Janice. I am glad you liked it.

Ilene Bauer Date: 3/8/2023 2:14:00 PM this is delightful, daniel! i love hearing birdsong... Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 2:19:00 PM Thank you, Ilene. I hope it made you smile:0

Fin Chuuk Date: 3/8/2023 12:47:00 PM Danny, I’m smiling reading this :) I love birds and I know they are loud but oh, aren’t they entertaining though? Lol. Lovely write my friend. I very much enjoyed it :) Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 1:19:00 PM Thank you, Fin. It was a one way conversation, needless to say. I am glad I made you smile:) Thank you for your support my friend.

Jim Slaughter Date: 3/8/2023 9:29:00 AM I've heard that mockingbirds have a habit of imitating other birds. Are you sure you were only conversing with her? A very enjoyable read, at any rate, Daniel. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 9:42:00 AM Yes sir, she was the only one there besides me. LOL Thank you for the friendly visit and for your support, Jim. Have a great day:)

Vijay Pandit Date: 3/8/2023 5:17:00 AM A beautiful conversation--you captured the moments perfectly, Daniel. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 9:41:00 AM Thank you Vijay. I appreciate your support.

Maurice Rigoler Date: 3/7/2023 7:37:00 PM Mockingbirds don't appear where I live until August. And I consider them a nuisance. /Maurice Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 2:57:00 AM Thanky you, Maurice. We have them year around here. They are very mean to the other birds but the are very pretty and also very noisy. Have a wonderful day

Shirley Hawkins Date: 3/7/2023 6:17:00 PM Mockingbird Song, All Wrong. A fun Poem; I enjoyed reading it, I have to fly now; Goodbye, Thank you, Daniel. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/8/2023 2:56:00 AM Thank you, Shirley. I wish I could fly:)

Deb M Date: 3/7/2023 3:21:00 PM Daniel what a lovely bright and breezy poem!! Love it……Debx Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/7/2023 3:23:00 PM Thank you for leaving a smile, Deb:)

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 3/7/2023 2:39:00 PM Hello Daniel, Mrs. Mockingbird in the mood to sing a song. So she sang her heart out. Then flew away. Enjoy your evening my friend. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 3/8/2023 11:03:00 AM Hello Daniel, I agree. Enjoy your day my friend. Daniel Turner Date: 3/7/2023 2:46:00 PM Thank you, Darlene. It wasn't an original song but it was a real good cover:) Have a good evening:)

Eve Roper Date: 3/7/2023 2:31:00 PM Love it , If you don’t mind, I’ll add it to my other collection of poems for the book. Blessings my friend. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/7/2023 2:36:00 PM Thank you, Eve. Made my day:)

Kim Rodrigues Date: 3/7/2023 2:00:00 PM … I knew it was wrong, but I let her go on Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 3/7/2023 2:02:00 PM LOL Thank you, Kim