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The Crow's Nest

When I heard the crow squawk I knew it’s in a tree But then I looked down And it looked up at me For I was on the branch Right above its head Where a crow should be But it was me instead It didn’t look happy With a threatening face Yet I was the sadder On a tree out of place And then noticed my feet Clutched a branch on that tree Sixty feet above what Was more normal for me I then saw my fingers Had not one fingernail Instead were wing-like To deliver airmail So I yelled at the crow For being such a pest Then ruffled my feathers To perch inside a nest But there wasn’t much room For me and tail feathers And since high up a tree I feared for bad weather Yet no matter my thoughts We began to capsize Due to me high in it And outlandishly sized We went sagging, sagging Which was rather a feat For such a massive tree Yet I held with bird feet Not real feet, but talons I must learn true bird speak But I hadn’t the time As the ground touched my beak What a predicament As far as a plight goes So I flapped and took off Which then sent all the crows Higher into the air Then where I was before Then with human eyes I Looked up from the ground floor

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Date: 1/2/2025 10:51:00 PM
Hey, dude! Send me your brain! You make me laugh so hard, My tears fall like welcome fresh rain? I thought of a line from an old song. Reminds me ofyou. “ He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother!))))) Hugs, Pangie)))))))))
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Date: 12/29/2024 8:28:00 PM
What an imagination you have, David! ~ Kay Rowe
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Date: 12/29/2024 7:14:00 AM
- Creative with humor, great written David :) - Happy New Year :) - hugs
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Date: 12/29/2024 12:25:00 AM
Oh, a sad ending. I was hoping you would nail it. The whimsy of flying gave me a smile.
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Date: 12/27/2024 10:03:00 PM
It never ceases to amaze me where our minds can take us, exotic places or soar like a bird. Hope you have a happy and healthy New year David. Tom
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David Fisher
Date: 12/29/2024 7:20:00 AM
Thanks Tom, and Happy New Year! Yes, there's a mini-vacation every time we visit our imagination.

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