Nature Mockingbird Poems

To land a mockingbird,
sent out an innocent cat;
one that wouldn’t eat a bird
if it was starving.
A mockingbird’s greatest fear,
hatchlings being eaten
by a feline foe.

I had...

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mockingbird drinks from
thawed birdbath throwing back head....
murder of crows fly 


murder: a flock of crows...

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mockingbird attacks
wiggling worm on hot driveway....
briefly hold brake down  

God blesses in so many ways. I see the Mockingbird that feeds from the ground...

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mockingbird diva
sings aria on tree limb
echoing mimic...

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Limericks II - Nature Poems and Animal Poems

Dot Spotted
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a leopardess, Dot,
who indignantly answered: "I’ll not!
The gents are impressed
with the...

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These are poems about animals by Michael R. Burch

Clyde Lied!
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a mockingbird, Clyde,
who bragged of his prowess, but lied.
To his...

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 Cacophony of rage; hatchling is gone.
Mockingbird awaits its prey;
Cat may have a sore rear!...

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I wish I was a mockingbird
perched high up in a tree.
My trills by all would soon be heard;
You’d come away with me.

We’d soar up high...

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This is the song
Of the Mockingbird
With repeat rhymes 
And borrowed words
Of all he's seen 
And all he's heard
On his daily flight

From yonder wood
To mountain stream
Through...

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                  mockingbird on the
fence in silence turns head....
female...

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The Mockingbird said to the Crow 
In many different ways
Do not come here go away
I don't want you to stay 

The Mockingbird said to the...

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Waking To The Call Of A Mockingbird


I woke to the call of a mockingbird
soft,gentle racing notes I heard
A wandering visitor in our tall oak
to me...

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Mockingbird Milling Around

Had heard a mockingbird milling around
Who was making such a melodious sound;
Looked line one I had seen in a library book
And had been...

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the mockingbird eats
homemade cornbread, runs all birds....
rotund; cat's delight  ...

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A Mockingbird
Outside My Window Sill
Said "Come Play With Me
if You Will

The Day Is Free
The Day Is Fair
So Come Play With Me
if You Dare" ...

Its Tune...

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