Ostrich Poems

Ostrich Shell : verse

  


my ostrich shell painted with 

               springbok and entangled daisies 

                     blowing in icy wind

I drink yolk and albuminous

Up To Speed

In a race on the savannah
fleet of foot is the cheetah
at up to 75 mph
no animal can beat her
and with a top speed of 50 mph
lion is the second fastest cat
tho' at
38 mph a leopard can't change its spots
the lion can do that
cubs are born with them and later lose
to become lion spots have-nots
an ostrich

Ostrich syndrome

We see fear in the other’s eyes,
which belies heart’s tremulous sighs,
that would, if it could, freely dance
but the spark of pure love’s romance
needs to escape ego spawned lies.

Om Ostrich

Om Ostrich inherited Uncle Hillard’s hat with the onyx jewel.
We were surprised for Om never followed any kind of rule.
He was Hillard’s favorite, of course, said great aunt Crown. 
Hillard was a wild man before my ways settled him way down. 

Om was pleased, he showed the hat to everyone he saw.
The donkey loved it,

Ostrich

"Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what an ostrich can see in the sand." Samuel Beckett, Murphy


The ostrich sees as if it's on drugs
And the colours are more than you can see.
The colours you see on colourful mugs
Are nothing to what an ostrich might see.

The ostrich hears as if it has

I Cheered You On Silently

Ostrich baby, thank God you cracked open at last
I wanted to help you, but other mothers were looking
I cheered you on silently as mothers must do when socialized

She Is Riding An Ostrich

She will probably be dressed to the sevens but riding a goat.
I could not wait to see her, my Great Aunt, Myrtle Van Poat.
I think she traded the goat for an alligator Uncle Tye said.
Well maybe she won’t come at all, maybe she’s dead.

The relatives sound jealous of Aunt Myrtle if you ask me.
She has

Agony of a Country

Here we are trapped and bound
By evil forces difficult to fathom 
Here we are naturally endowed 
With all of God’s blessings 
While 133 million of our children 
Wail nightly on empty bowels
Confused and traumatized 
Where the next meal will
Come from
Our eyes are wet with tears
Tears of pains and frustration from a nation 
So blessed and

Fight Another Day Flightless Ostrich Egg Bird

Why are your wing's so ruffled black

It begs the question what on earth is the
air up there contaminated with

Is that maybe the reason why it's 2
shades of gray on a English summer's 
day in the old U.K

And why migrating fleeing folks of
bird's celebrate coz lost and have to
hastily turn obtuse 90 degrees right
mid-flight

Gliding upon a

An Ostrich Looks Skinny

An ostrich looks skinny
But if one fell you, you would feel it.
What do you think she weighs?
One hundred? Two hundred? Two fifty?
Would you believe over three hundred pounds?
One of her eggs weighs more than two dozen hen’s eggs.
Give her some respect, and do not step on her foot if you can help it.

The American Ostrich

Pence told his boss, "I can't do that!
Though Rudy has it all down pat!
But I have my pride
So I'll go and hide
And hope the GOP won't rat!" 


n,b.   China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia
are hoping Americans will choose 
a President who will stick his head
under the sand until everything
blows over!

Ostri-Sized

People call me ugly,
And other hurtful names,
I'm often ostri-sized,
My feathers used for games.

They say the Ugly-Duckling
Grew up to be a swan,
And though I'm still but very young,
They ask me What went wrong?
I'm left here on my own-some;
And feel so sad and blue,
Well, you would feel the same
If you were an ... emu.

The Ostrich

Do you draw on the facts
or color with bias
Blurring the truth
—your head in the sand

(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)

Ostrich Syndrome

Ostrich syndrome, fears freedom
Choosing self-hypnosis
Not quite the pathway to wisdom
Death by slow osmosis

Stagnation stifles soul
Touch divine, makes heart whole
With zest, playing life role

Delusion spawned dome 
Ostrich syndrome

29-August-2021
Quietus

Our Ostrich Syndrome

Organised demonic widespread terror
Taliban’s view - they’re heroes and martyrs
But for Afghan citizens, all their hopes deplete
Freedom and dignity laid at their conquerors feet

Each nation in their cozy cocoon, looks the other way
Humanity is oblivious to blue skies now turning grey
We are all interconnected, have we not yet learnt
Did not the Chinese virus see the

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