She came one day out of the blue
A cockatiel in search of love
And filled our life with utmost bliss
The perfect gift from far above!
But then one day an ill wind blew
He called her back to pastures new.
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Bitesize no 67 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier
Placed 1st
© 21st June 2023
Categories:
cockatiel, love, pets,
Form: Rhyme
Did you see that sweet little puppy,
So cute with curly hair?
Or how about that big Shepherd?
I can't pick one, it's not fair!
That's a darling little kitten,
I could dress it, that would be fun.
Aahh look at that ol' boy,
He looks lonely, is he the one?
There are budgies and colorful parrots,
Mice, gerbals and a fluffy brown bunny rabbit.
There are canaries that don't stop singing,
Even a cockatiel who has a bad habbit.
Over in a dark spot, coilled up, is a snake,
It's not as big as the lizard there,
And a salamander posed very still,
And the chamelian does'nt move a hair.
I go in every chance I get
Because I want a pet of my own.
But I can't decide which is the one
I want everyone that I'm shown!
Categories:
cockatiel, animal, beauty, confusion, desire,
Form: Rhyme
Wildlife 49
An ageing yet droll cockatiel,
Had plumage a bit down at heel,
He performed a sad song,
And the flock sang along,
For they knew his rendition was real!
Categories:
cockatiel, bird, funny,
Form: Limerick
she saved a bird
after
he landed
with feet in the air
near
the ceramic bunny —
someone’s brother
(in the garden)
ginger snaps
on her cool desk.
cages upon cages
of snakes
and an orange-cheeked
cockatiel.
i loved to talk
to that bird
“Twhoo, twhoo, twhoo”
the bird was there
in the afternoon
when
almost all
classrooms were dark.
one day they removed
all the fun
from her room
not one gingercrumb was left.
not one
even hinted
cancer
7/10/2020
*Dedicated to a friendly teacher and a little boy
Categories:
cockatiel, animal, bird, death, teacher,
Form: Free verse
So for a laugh, I thought I would buy Mo a cockatiel
Even sent it to a speech therapist, to learn the spiel
Soon it arrived in the post, and made itself at home
Where Mo was more than happy to let it freely roam
Days passed and from the cockatiel, not one squeak
Until a day it rustled up and said to Mo, tweet tweet
. . . *o*
Categories:
cockatiel, beautiful, bird, for her,
Form: Couplet
You had to know Lucille
Every morning nothing but oatmeal
She never skipped a meal
Her favourite colour was teal
And loved to wear soft chenille
Her pet was a beautiful cockatiel
And every night drank chamomile
Out of crystal cut pinwheel
She believed life had handed her a misdeal
And stopped pretending to feel
Lucille liked things to be even keel
How things changed when she met charming Neil
Propelling his sporty automobile
Until all four tires would squeal
Somehow it was instant undeniable appeal
They were an item and a big deal
And soon became ‘Neil and Lucille’
They got to know each other piecemeal
Both actively fought to save the endangered seal
(But both love to eat fish, chicken and veal)
Both had been through their own ordeal
But that now seemed somewhat unreal
And much preferred to dawdle in the surreal
With their hearts doing somersaults and cartwheels
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Posted on March 17, 2018
Categories:
cockatiel, change, future, happiness, perspective,
Form: Monorhyme
Facing the camera
cockatiel sat on your head
your mouth and eyes are smiling
much in the same way
I still frame your warmth and love
my glass and wood are sorrows
For contest ' Oh how I miss you', sponsored by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer
Categories:
cockatiel, loss,
Form: Sedoka
https://m.soundcloud.com/user-921599710/active-emotions
The aardvark who was ashamed looked at the floor
The ant that was angry banged on the door
The bee who was bold ventured on a quest
The bear who was bored drew upon his vest
The cat that was calm never entered rage
The cockatiel who was content sung in his cage
The crocodile that was cheerful looked very pleased
The deer who was disgusted brushed against the trees
The dog who was delighted wagged his tail high
The eagle that was envious soared across the sky
The goat that was grateful helped a near farmer
The gorilla that was glad ate his banana
The giraffe who was grumpy didn’t like the day
The horse who was happy galloped all the way
The jaguar that was jealous ran away far
The monkey who was mad jumped upon a car
The parrot that was proud brought aloud his voice
The snake that was sad made a poor choice
The seahorse that was silly caused a lot of strife
The tiger that was thankful loved to enjoy life
Written by Geraldine Taylor ©
Categories:
cockatiel, children, education,
Form: Free verse
My son has a cute little Cockatiel
That doesn’t say a word.
But when I look in its eyes,
I can only surmise
That it’d like to take on Big Bird.
I wondered what could be the reason
For facing this huge deed?
It’d say, “Why should only puppets,
And rather large Muppets
Get to eat all the Sesame Street seed?”
Categories:
cockatiel, funny, pets, , cute,
Form: Rhyme
Call it alliteration or pun or something else you are free,
Don’t make a brouhaha out of this ,broer!,
The brevity of my blizzard of words cannot be
Blotted out, even after a breathalyzer test.
I’m not drunk or having down’s syndrome
but infected with cytomegalovirus which
makes me talk like Cockatiel or Cockatoo,
this is why I’m cockahooped over this.
I love weasel words mixed with whimsical quality;
Many have morbid fascination for violent
Which can put them in a quagmire,
While some appreciate peace ,political stability,
Selfless service and accountability without strangulating
the downtrodden and opulent indigents.
As a sentient being ,it seems like speaking semblance
of nonsense but it’s not sedo.
I vibrate for I’m sick of oppression,
nepotism ,covetousness and egocentric attitudes
Of our leaders, which is worst than worst;
Infuriating and nauseating.
‘Oh charity! When are you going to be accepted
fully by man?’
‘Oh grace! ,are you still among us?’
‘Oh peace!, do not turn your face from us’.
‘Oh mother nature!, help us and forgive our wicked deeds.’
Categories:
cockatiel, allegory, life, political,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Molly was young when she flew out my door,
A spirited grey cockatiel, lost forever more.
My daughter sat by her cage placed on the front lawn,
She waited patiently for Molly to return, near until dawn.
Well, my cockatiel was found some fifty miles away,
Someone read the “lost posters”, a very happy day.
I placed my hand on the steering wheel and saw the sparkle missing,
My diamond ring had lost a stone, which sent me reminiscing.
Months later while I was driving my boss to an important meeting,
She noticed a small piece of glitter hiding underneath my seating.
Lucky to get back these valuable things from missing pets to diamond rings.
How important I thought it was back then, to find these very significant things.
But when I lost my Aunt, Dad and Mom, although memories always with me,
Forever lost is the most important thing, the unconditional love of a family.
Written July 20, 2011
Categories:
cockatiel, lovelost, lost,
Form: Rhyme
My friend had a beautiful bird and Bentley was his name
He was a little cockatiel and he liked to play a game
Where he'd undo a charm bracelet,throw it all around
He'd say his name so loudly then he'd make a giggling sound
She got another cockatiel,a smaller one than Bentley
"Pretty boy Bentley"he'd yell out and look at you intently
She had to name him Shadow for he was a bit confused
He mixed up his identity,his own name he refused
I never was a bird person but these two were such fun!
They'd sometimes fly around the house and have us on the run
Chatterboxes both of them they had alot to say
Like"howdy,whatcha doin',good morning" and "no way"
I tried to teach them my name but they would have none of it
They would say"hey good lookin" so I learned to rise above it!
By Deb Wilson
**for Beautiful Birds Mini Blog Contest
sponsored by Constance~A Rambling Poet~
Categories:
cockatiel, animalsbeautiful, bird, beautiful, bird,
Form: Rhyme