little Brown
plain peahens step aside as the peacocks strut into the barnyard
they do a little mating dance, preening, showing off, being male
if I had those beautiful feathers, I would be jazzier than any of them!
The other peahens laugh at little brown, the youngest peahen.
We all talked like that at one time, an older peahen told her.
I
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Categories:
peahen, bird,
Form: Free verse
Arrogant Peacock and Hid Peahen
He was the top of the mark.
Puffed up and proud.
Nothing was as beautiful.
He strutted so loud.
We peahens were askance
At his arrogant dance.
He made us all sick
As he made his pick.
The peahen that was chosen
Was the one who said she’d never go.
We all heard her giggling.
She is such a ho.
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Categories:
peahen, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Parading Plumage
Pretty peacocks parade puffy plumage,
painted peach, pink, purple...
Patterns preview picturesque poses,
pleasing peahens' passion.
Peacocks' plumage presents protection,
potential predators pass promptly.
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Categories:
peahen, animal, color, nature,
Form: Alliteration
Moral of the Proud Peacock
I shall fan you out with my feathered tail
Strutting and preening
Pointedly marching my peacock toes
You will be amazed and faint at my feet
For I am a male, and this is what peahens do
You will be overcome with my glorious plumage
My gorgeous blue and green feathers with pops of gold
My beauty will astound you, and
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Categories:
peahen, animal,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Glamour of Peahen -Visual 2
A queen
Or not a queen;
The glamour of peahen
Which other bird of the forest
Can brag?
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Categories:
peahen, beauty,
Form: Cinquain
Passions of a Peahen
Passions of a Peahen
“Love”; said the Peacock
“Asks many things of you;
“Should you in your plumed and feathered finery
“Feel the deep shades colour
“And a thousand eyes
“Spread vibrant, valiant
“To look at you
“Questioning dark blue, green shimmer, purple wave
“And violet sigh
“To stand forth
“And display
“Attest to what loves animal courtship
“Sires in your veins
“Do you contain this courageous, asked the
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Categories:
peahen, allegory, lovegreen, sensual,
Form: Free verse