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The Pigeon Swooped

The pigeon swooped in for a landing And settled itself on the rail, Surveying the chop of the river, So cocky it must have been male. Though varied in grays on its body, Its neck shone with purple and green, A common enough iridescence, Like many a pigeon I’ve seen. It didn’t stay long in the sunshine And soon, with a flap of its wings, It soared on the breeze heading skyward, In search of more pigeon-type things.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




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Date: 8/23/2022 10:12:00 AM
You fully understood the sex right "So cocky it must have been male."
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Date: 8/16/2022 2:13:00 PM
Your pigeon poems are examples of making something great out of nothing. You are so talented!
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Date: 8/15/2022 11:05:00 AM
Downtown Honolulu is a major pigeon-poop site, yet people continue feeding them, so the mal-nourished pigeons quickly overpopulate an area, driving native Hawaiian birds into extinction. Not a pretty sight, but your first verse is a classic! Aloha!
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Date: 8/15/2022 3:14:00 AM
We've had two visit our garden this summer but as Milton said they're seen as pests in some areas. Tom
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Date: 8/14/2022 8:01:00 PM
I thought you realized that 'swooped' rhymes with 'pooped.' lol. Cheers, gw
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Date: 8/14/2022 5:56:00 PM
Pigeons are beautiful, indeed, but as I understand it, they are particularly despised in urban places. We do not see many of them here in the country.
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