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Stand Here

I stand here A chickadee at my feet With the dogs content to sniff about I stand here and I wait One by one more of them come out They flit about me in the leaf litter Trapeze around me in the trees Soon different silhouettes appear Shy little fellows following The chickadees' ease First a warbler A flycatcher Then the rush of a thrush A majestic moment crowned By a Kinglet's royal blush If you stand here A little bird will tell you Beauty needs an audience Hark! It beckons October 9th 2018 For Craig Cornish's I Stand Here Poetry Contest

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Line Gauthier

Date: 10/21/2018 9:52:00 PM

How sweet. Congrats on your win, Maureen.

John Lawless

Date: 10/21/2018 8:58:00 PM

Oh, Maureen, I do love that line "Beauty needs and audience"...and deserves one. Great take on the theme

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/21/2018 12:23:00 AM

Congratulations on your well-deserved win, Maureen!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/20/2018 8:21:00 PM

Back for congratulations on your unique entry, Maureen!

M. L. Kiser

Date: 10/14/2018 12:20:00 PM

Oh that's a beautiful one. Good luck in the contest.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/14/2018 12:33:00 PM

Thank you! For this and checking out my page :)) xomo!

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/12/2018 4:01:00 PM

Aw, adorable 'chickadees' - love the line 'beauty needs an audience', well done!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/14/2018 12:32:00 PM

Thank you Michelle! It's a true! A birder's trick, other species will flock feeding with the chickadees. xomo

Eileen Manassian

Date: 10/12/2018 12:46:00 PM

What a delightful piece. On can envision it. Thanks for that beautiful scene you gave me the pleasure of viewing. :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/14/2018 12:33:00 PM

It's all true! :)) Thank You Lovely, xomo <3

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/10/2018 8:48:00 PM

Beautiful nature! Nice entry! GL!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/11/2018 8:18:00 AM

Thank you Kim! :)) xomo

Rhona Mcferran

Date: 10/10/2018 1:49:00 PM

This is splendid, Maureen! I enjoyed the assonance of lines like "Trapeze around me in the trees" and "...the rush of a thrush", as well as the lovely way you ended it! ;) LOVE this!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/11/2018 8:17:00 AM

I can't help myself ;) thank you!!! <3 xomo

Roy Pett

Date: 10/10/2018 12:19:00 PM

Excellent poem Maureen, where would we be without birds, extinct perhaps, well written and good luck in contest my dear friend. :))

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 10/11/2018 8:13:00 AM

Possibly! When a bird species disappears other animal species are impacted and disappear too. Here's a stat on that, can't remember. Thank you my friend :) xomo!