Nature Magpie Poems

magpie discernment
	narcissistic tendency ~
		mirrored reflection...

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of mischief and theft
swoop low! brightness of eye, and-
slyer than you seem

August 13, 2021...

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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...

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When they warble in a gum tree,
graze for grubs amongst the grass,
if you’re walking down a path,
they will always let you pass.

But once there’s spring...

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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...

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I heard the magpie chortle
On a blue sky sunny day

She must be so pleased
In the Australian native way

Then smiling she looks at me 
And chortles...

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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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Outside my kitchen window stands a single hopeful tree
Such beauty in the ghetto is a saving grace for me
In the spring at night it’s silver...

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

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