Magpies Poems - Poems about Magpies

***************************************** Mellow melodies of magpies in enchanted wood herald spring. *****************************************************...

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The Song of Magpies by Lady Ho translation by Michael R. Burch The magpies nest on the Southern hill. You set your nets on the Northern hill. The magpies escape, soar free. What good are your nets? When magpies fly free, in pairs, why should they envy phoenixes? Although I’m a lowly woman, why should I envy the Duke of Sung? A Song of White Hair by...

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massed magpies in a black and white city united in joy ...

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Two magpies By Michelle Morris 28/07/2023 I see two for joy Two magpies in the garden Enjoying the sunshine Inspired by the moments Two as a pair Love and happiness Inspiring our joy Blessings and gladness Two as a couple Joined in time and space We are blessed profoundly Every single day © Michelle Morris, 2023 Since time immemorial, it is believed that a single magpie always brings bad luck...

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Do magpies communicate with the dead? It is not uncommon to see magpies in a cemetery Silent and calm, watch over the graves, The flowery tombs and the so dogmatic crosses I often see them in cemeteries thinking, As if to speak to those who are underground, They go on a tree, listening to the graves In a silence that makes...

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Magpies By Michelle Morris 16/05/2021 As I go about my human day, typing on a keyboard words and numbers into meaningful use via cyberspace, I notice the simplicity of nature despite its complicated interdependencies - A pair of magpies visit my garden every day in a sequence of movements and a rhythm that becomes predictable over time. I wonder...

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warble to the sky a joyous chorus flock shared joie de vivre...

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Our neighbor Edna is an incessant talker for sure My husband says squawker, and I think so too Weird words come out in a blather, somehow threatening More than a bit of chatter, it is constant and nonsensical. We call her magpie when we are alone, which is not nice. For this infraction, we may someday atone, we know it...

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Grandpa took his gun Out to the field And I watched as he aimed at the birds And I asked my father "why?" And he said "They peck the peaches, they raze the raspberries, they plunder the plums" And I think, where I a magpie Instead of a girl with her pockets Full of bugs and dirt and smooth, shiny rocks, I'd...

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AUSTRALIAN MAGPIES I woke to a cheerful sound at dawning As warbling of three magpies greet my day. They're sitting on tree branches this morning And warble though the skies have turned to grey. The magpies are dressed in black and white coats No need of colours to enhance their charm. For lavished on them is their silver throats, A sound...

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magpies bickering raiders sorrowful untold secrets line your nests of thieves...

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Woke up at four then with each passing train Been waiting all weekend for Monday again Saw two magpies but one of them was dead Is that sorrow or joy for a superstitious head? anxiety and worry is all about me I’m all on my own yet surrounded by family My age is now greater than my waist So there’s less...

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Through busy April clouds The shrieks of magpies sound A rainbow black and white They hide their finds in highest trees Making their finest bridal nest...

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