When asked, 'If the orchestra conductor
had made an effort more concerted
not to miss the concert
and a sordid scene averted,
would he have been less disconcerted?'
"Don’t ask me, I’m only the drummer,"
replied I in chagrin.
And, altho' the name of my favourite band
is the one I am currently in,
I do like the sound of the moniker, 'Big Ben,'
it's music to my ears and have to admit,
it has a certain ring to it."
As it appeals one feels it would sell well as a bell
(at fifteen point one short tons)
and wake everyone with its loud knell.
Cardinal is my moniker
I care not
Words are nothing
My tweet is pleasant.
Fresh birdseed in the feeder.
Succulent worms came out last night
I got them quickly
Slurped them up next to the marigolds
Night crawlers are so tasty
I preen as the dark ones come near
Looking for my mate
The hunt delicious
This is enough to satisfy me
Written 7-11-2020
Contest Bird
Sponsor: Constance LaFrance
He fretted some how, her name to disclose
This lass with a scent as sweet as a rose
Not such a hard task
He just had to ask
So the answer was right under his nose!
I share my first name with six kings,
Three presidents, and England's patron saint.
With my middle name, as Finbar,
If Irish, which i ain't
My surname's used by kings with rings,
To put their stamp on wax.
Also an aquatic mammal
Or in fact it can fill cracks.
1/ 8/ 2017.
Angry, vilest moniker
Defeater of peace
Harbinger of repression
Men assume what they don’t know
It holds me back from entering the sacred realm
Calm awareness
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