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Pecking Order
Three black birds
Feeding on my lawn
Display their different characters.

Rook is king
With murderous bill,
Strutting, marking out his manor.

Comical
Jackdaw hops about –
The cheeky chimney chatterer.

Never yet
Intimidated
By the threat of advancing rook.

He quickly
Steals the stale bread crust,
Braving the rook’s road-breaking beak.

Respectful
Blackbird waits his turn,
Golden monocled eye, watching,

With patience,
Diligence,...

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Categories: pecking order, bird, nature,
Form: Fibonacci
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Sparrow on the bird table


the hawk has a feast...

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Categories: pecking order, animals, life
Form: Imagism
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I sure have learned my lesson
You thought I would by now
To keep my big mouth shut
So the utters won't have a cow

I've learned that most opinions
Are just a lot of bull
When they are done with one
They give my other leg a pull

I think I'll stay...

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Categories: pecking order, anti bullying,
Form: Lyric

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



A Tribute
My tribute to those Alpha sisters,
They can be very scary witches,
Born with really bossy britches,
No need to argue with such shes,
In accord with place in family,
Sister A pecks down the line,
Verse for Alphas, their place and time.........

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Categories: pecking order, anti bullying, character, childhood,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry