Ibis Poems - Poems about Ibis

I am an Ibis, a wading bird. Times have become quite absurd. My family used to enjoy the wetlands. The cool fresh water answered all our demands. The global weather patterns have all changed. The water situation is definitely rearranged. Water in our habitat did just deteriorate. Forcing us to fly east and migrate. We all made homes in each city. Which is really...

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wetland water whirls an ibis searches for crabs ~ foraging ballet white feathers emerge standing tall on bright pink stilts ~ bill crab prize displayed grunts and cooing sounds echo the wet marsh at dusk ~ ibis courting chant...

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Guará, the Brazilian Ibis as our guarana... from the atlantic forest what's left for us to ...

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young ibis soon to mature - patchwork ...

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oddly they swim where only yesterday grass laid down and withered having been subjected to the slasher’s blade “Them be bin chickens” me mate once said as we walked past them at the airport not far from Tweed Heads “bin chickens? I think not as they plunge their long beaks into the impromptu swamp on the Church’s plot not a bin in sight but...

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Sacred Bird of the gods Long legged wading fowl Live in wetlands, forests and plains Ibis...

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Idolized by pharaohs, monarchs and kings; Bird of the wetlands, marshes and swamps. Interesting forager with long bill and stilted long legs; Sacred icon of the dynasties of yore....

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He's treading the shallows at the border of the lake like a house cat kneading your lap, his neck like radar, scanning a map for morsels disingenuously believing the borders of the lake are Zen, that the mire in which they anchor is armor against the avian, but then, gliding guilelessly along edges, Slowly,slowly, no need for hurry: he...

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I am the Ibis a sacred bird, from distant lands of the ancients. the land of pyramids, lands of Arabia and Africa. Bird of knowledge that is friend to the Gods. Brave during storms my will is as strong as a Hurricane. I am the last to take shelter before a storm approaches and the first to reappear once the storm has passed....

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I have met the Ibis The Sacred Bird of Knowledge The reincarnation of Thoth Whose Wisdom knows no end. I now know why Theuth loved you as I do Why Socrates used you as his Muse For Arithmetic and All Calculations For Astronomy and Draughts and Dice For all invented ruminations. I understand your threefold countenance Of the earth you walk as Man Floating deity of...

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The day that Pilate helped sentence Jesus to the cross --- People were proclaiming, that Ceaser was their only boss --- Although Pilate argued for Jesus life to be spared --- Few showed any mercy and even less expressed that they cared --- Finally after several attempts to save Jesus from a cruel death --- Pontius proclaimed IBIS AD CRUCEM and then held his breath --- Christ...

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national bird of Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Isle the scarlet ibis it is a tropical bird bright red in color it has a long neck and it's bill is long and curved feathers are black tipped feet are slightly webbed it's legs are long and skinny with a wide wing span beak is used to probe in mud and shallow water where it looks for food you should see...

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