Best Magpie Poems

A lonesome magpie~
perching on a forlorn wooden stairs
on a snowcapped mountain side
spells serenity in the day light.

The barn house reflects
the pale lavender shadows~
a soft blend of chiaroscuro; 
The thickened snow in impasto 
reminds me of winter daydreams 
of my love so far away.

The hanging frosty...

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I look out upon a lonely Magpie,
I feel a great stirring deep in my heart,
As he gracefully glides across the sky.

He’s always searching for his other part,
The Butterfly to whom he gave his soul,
I feel a great stirring deep in my heart.

But he does not...

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Gazing, at its own reflection is the Magpie.
A magic bird, a mystical creature, with a soul
and the power to see things, the power of scrying.
It sees a tomb in ancient Egypt. It sees death.
A soul locked within a glorious bronze mirror,
Cleopatra and her Maid in...

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Magpie, this jewel of a bird with songs that flicker like a candle.
These notes, the enchantment of a thousand mornings.
we cannot capture its sound- the magic of movement, 
the notes up and down.

When ravens stitch stars to the silence of night and
fold...

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I have a friend who is, to the best of my knowledge, a magpie.
All shiny, all sparkles of metal and glass are placed in my palm as a little gift, a bit of treasure.
So maybe then, she's a pirate. One Long John Silver with a...

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Each morning I hear the warbling
As she sits in my tree
She greets the day in happiness
And when I go to water my plants 
She follows me closely 

I fill her bowl with cool water
Next I see her taking a drink 
And she will take my...

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More than one cactus plant is called a cacti
Must follow that a bunch of fungus are called fungi
Sounds kind of Asian
If I may be so brazen
The only thing left that rhymes with cacti is magpie...

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Ode to the much maligned Magpie

Mr. Magpie standing there
So majestic with unblinking stare
I salute you and I say good day
I’m superstitious - don’t want to risk sorrow coming my way

Mr. and Mrs. Magpie flying by
I watch you as into your nest you fly
Finding food for...

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Margot cooked a sweet maggot-pie
                                 Birds were rapturous one was shy
  ...

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gaudy trinkets
ovoid treasures
magpie’s nest

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(C) John C Michaels, February 2017...

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Six magpies brought their mourning squawk,
soon joined by several others,
disturbing all their neighbour's talk 
and waking sleepy lovers.

Some hopped and did their swaggered strut 
between a felted flat roof top 
and a guttered water but. 
Some preferred a higher perch 
and troubled nearby taller tops...

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The world’s mine to obtain;
I will firmly grasp all of the treasures it holds.
The world’s mine to obtain,
full of living toys existing to entertain.
Overflowing with precious gems, silvers, and golds,
my safe to store everything ‘til it rots and molds.
The world’s mine to obtain....

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The Magpie bird sings wonderfully,
Even it can dance nicely.
Once she saw a grasshopper,
Her heart bit was getting louder,
She caught that grasshopper softly....

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After a rainfall
A magpie sings and dances
And eats an earthworm!...

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One for sorrow, one for sorrow,
One for sorrow - must this always be my fate?
One for sorrow, one for sorrow,
One for sorrow, never destined to meet my mate.

The solitude of the magpies existence,
Weighs heavy on my heart.
I salute the magpie - a recognition of its...

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