Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Free verse

The Starling of Spring With Shakespearean Subplot

Plucked from Shakespeare 
and plopped in Central Park,
Sturnus vulgaris, the mimic,
conquered New York.

It made it there,
You know it made it everywhere;

The continental stage stolen.

And here on my fence amid this tragedy
To be   blessed with a modicum of bliss;

The sparkling spring songster
with his treasured chest pumping
my missing birds   song list.




22.04.18


Craig Cornish's
Spring - Poetry Contest
3rd Place

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Jeff Connelly March 17, 2019 at 11:12 PM I found it. Trying to type while thinking. That's how I write, but think of Central Park tragedies in the round, and yet finding the starling who is found all around. An outstanding round of applause Maureen. Have you ever done pigeons? Woody Allen once said, "They are rats with wings." I need to read all your "bird" poems. Thank you for your suggestion.

Line Gauthier April 30, 2018 at 10:28 PM A fun read, Maureen. Congrats on your top win. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 1, 2018 at 7:27 AM Thank you Line! :) it was fun! I was daunted by this one at first. I'm surprised I managed it in a dozen lines, the topic's been heavy on my heart for years. Blessings for a lovely day! xomo

L. J. Carber April 30, 2018 at 9:06 AM Congrats, Maureen! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 1, 2018 at 7:17 AM Thank you L. J.! :)

Kim Rodrigues April 29, 2018 at 7:11 PM Spring excellence! Congrats, Maureen! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 29, 2018 at 9:49 PM Thank you Kim! :) xomo!

James Inman April 29, 2018 at 4:31 PM Clever write Maureen. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 29, 2018 at 9:48 PM Thank you James :)

Sandra Haight April 29, 2018 at 4:16 PM Maureen, congratulations on your podium win for this outstanding poem! Hugs, Sandra Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 29, 2018 at 10:57 PM Thank you Sandra! I wasn't sure when my muse took this up that I'd be able to pull it off, it came together surprisingly well. Cheers lovely! xomo :)

Susan Gentry April 29, 2018 at 3:38 PM Congratulations on your win with this delightful take on spring. Enjoyed. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 29, 2018 at 9:48 PM Thank you Susan :) my birders ears rusty each spring the starlings lend a workout ;) xomo!

Craig Cornish April 29, 2018 at 1:54 PM I was smiling from start to finish---this is what I call creative writing! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 29, 2018 at 9:27 PM My plodding plan to plant a smile worked! Thank you so much Craig! I delighted you enjoyed it. Your contest was a blast to write for! xomo :)

Gershon Wolf April 29, 2018 at 1:41 PM Back again with congrats on your TROPHY winner,...and should I call a few art museums and set that live demo up for you? (splashing the canvas with paint, if you recall...). Excellence rewarded! :) Gershon/Agent 006.85 Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 29, 2018 at 9:36 PM Make the call lol! Thank you dear poet! xoxoxox!

Carrie Richards April 29, 2018 at 1:33 PM Such sophistication and clever use of the springtime theme. Even your title urges the reader to wonder where you will take us :) Well done, Maureen! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 29, 2018 at 9:43 PM Thank you so much Carrie! This was a most intriguing and challenging contest prompt, my muse was tickled! xomo!

Roy Pett April 26, 2018 at 2:46 PM Absolutely brilliant Maureen, thoroughly enjoyed your very clever write, good luck in contest. :)) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 26, 2018 at 9:28 PM Thank you Roy! I tried to get my Frost on ;) xomo!

Michelle Faulkner April 24, 2018 at 3:00 PM "missing birds song list" - my favorite music of spring - good luck in contest! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 25, 2018 at 6:21 AM Bird of a feather <3 thank you!

Tim Smith April 23, 2018 at 10:49 AM Awesome dear Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 24, 2018 at 5:07 AM Thank you Tim x

Agnes Krampe April 23, 2018 at 6:56 AM I like your starling poem, Maureen. They were ubiquitous back home in Germany, too. They don't winter there, but migrate; starlings gathering for their trip signalled fall. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 23, 2018 at 8:53 AM They're the reason I've never seen a Purple Martin in the city. Bullies. Lol. Thank you Agnes :) when I started the idea was so big I wasn't sure I'd whittle a write out of it, I'm very pleased with it. xomo!

Gershon Wolf April 22, 2018 at 7:12 PM Truly a work of art! I'd throw it on a canvas with a splash of rainbow spring paint---and start the bidding at $1.2 million. (It would have worked in the late '60's at the Guggenheim Museum, I guarantee you). ---Old Greenwich Village Gersh Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 23, 2018 at 8:47 AM Giggles Galore! Will you be my manager? I can paint that! xomo!