Short Bird Of Paradise Poems

bird of paradise


sacred/profane


stymie...

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Bird of Paradise
now withered and dry
wild geese cry...

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it represents well
state flower of Hawaii 
blooming joy to all....

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mirrored botany
	bright plumage beyond compare ~
		bird of paradise...

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Donning tangerine,
every creature was impressed
with your arabesque...

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bird of paradise
sits and cares about nothing
breeze bathing her wings...

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bird of paradise
it's crane colour plumage crown
lull under aged trees 


6/19/2019...

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purple, orange

vibrant jungle flora --

     bird of paradise



*For Chris's Pseudo-Haiku contest...

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mesmeric display
       bird of paradise tempting ~
            one hell of a preen


By
David Kavanagh...

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evening appointment
noise over the city's roofs
the crowd of the crows
most curiosities which
completely don't understand...

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~ flower also called "bird of paradise"...it looks like a crane in flight-~




Date written: 10/18/2020...

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Blue birds hide in the radiant orange flowers
protected from the long soft showers
Stems peek out from the shade of the large paddles of leaves
The Bird of Paradise is most brilliant flower I have ever perceived...

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Tulips fronting daffodils
  Azaleas in pots on windowsills

Rows of rainbow chrysanthemums
  Mingle with orange geraniums

Bright pink peonies ready to pop
  A bird of paradise sits on top

Still ~ Red roses always make my day
  Arrange them in a sweet bouquet...

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strelitzias die -
shrunken birds of paradise
sag between green leaves


* It is now autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa.  A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower....

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Which flying bird shall I choose to be?
Would Bird of Paradise suit me?
Owl, falcon or hawk might be fun.
Bohemian waxwing is on the run.
Trumpeter Hornbill or Military Macaw?
King vulture or Jackdaw?
Flamingo with her peachy color?
I can’t decide. I’ll ask my mother....

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On the breezes to sink and rise,
Flutters scented bird of paradise,
In the days of mauve butterflies,
They captivate all waiting eyes!

Bittersweet in fate, days go by,
Under the dreaming summer skies,
'Til evening finds beauty's prize,
Now dancing with the fireflies!...

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skies partly cloudy
rain sometimes, lightning, june’s sog….
bee balm’s blooms explode

old fashioned canas
called bird of paradise blooms….
lemon daylilies

fern laced fennel’s gold
begins to show towering highs….
oregano blooms 

rain lilies’ blossoms
multiply from two days’ rain….
pink gladiolus dream...

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Don't watch my footsteps disappear
in search of ephemeral rocks to anchor
But wait with me to gather spirits
so I won't be afraid of Sunsets...

When orange melts away in darkness 
Just stay with me until it's over
Caress my stranded fins with Dawn
Please do Not cry..I will be... Home...

copyright@iolandascripca2014
(author of "f Lava of My Soul")...

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An angel walks the earth
Where mortal sinners
Gave a nation birth
An angel of elaborate plume
Once called Bird of Paradise
Still unsurpassed in tune
Its plectrum plucks the lyre
With an unmatched grace
And such a boundless repertoire 
As to flush Apollo's face

It unfurls into song anything it's heard
Meet the maestro angel, Australia's Lyrebird


17.03.26...

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When did it happen?
How did I not notice?
What distracted me?
Or have I been blind
Where did she go?
The awkward girl of yesterday
Where is that ungainly creature?
When did you become a woman?
Have I been blind all this time?
When did you bloom into woman hood?
When I looked away
You were an ugly duckling
When I looked back
A bird of paradise
When did you become so beautiful?...

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Paradise garden, green and lush.  Berries a sharp red growing on a bush.
Translucent petals fall like the autumn leaves, golden with a dash of hazel.
Immense beauty beyond belief.

A flitted ray of yellow beams down so bright.  Elegant, light standing tall, each petal a honey-suckled yellow.  The bird of paradise standing tall, for all to see.  Her beauty speaks to me.  Singing in the morning hour....

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~*~ Two Doves ~*~

Perched atop a bird of paradise tree

Two doves sing merrily

Recounting every flight

And every plight they have ever endured

Never looking back on their sorrows

Soaring new heights tomorrow

Caught up in a most extravagant breeze 

Atop a million trees

Two doves cuddling in their nest of eternal harmony!

Written by Gwendolen Rix
July 2014

Especially for Kevin and Rita...

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The mighty tree leaning
Into the shore
Wind swept stark
Some limbs totally nude

In the silhouetted 
Hours of the night
By soft full moonlight
Its black outline against Cobalt Blue
Water and land

The distinct shape appears
The shape of a Bird of Paradise
The plumage full almost see a twist
A twist of its head
As it looks at the moon
Its call is absent
Imagination at work
Can surely supply a simple call...

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In the tropics I have held temptation,
By its tail not to pluck beauty pieces,
Orchids in play with the coleus leaves,
Ever green bottle palms and ferns in relief;

Twined creepers as they toss in the moist breeze,
Provoke colorful beak birds to observe,
Natural life as it flowers freely;
Beckons all to the "Bird Of Paradise";

If only one could paint in color hues;
Could he play havoc with these wild beauties?...

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Dove thou art a wonder bird!,
Chartered by Noah to be his messenger,
You are the emblem of the Holy Spirit,
You descended from heaven,
At the  baptism of our Lord;
You fly in groups,
Like the cloud,
You come out in white and silver;
Your innocence,astounds me,
Thou art pure,gentle,meek,loving and faithful,
And you keep cooing day and night,
You dwell in tiny cages,
Built in caves and trees,
Thou art indeed the bird of paradise!!....

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