Short Shrike Poems

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an empty squirrel hole
a chickadee takes refuge
shrike circles the tree

Kim Rodrigues © 2017...

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"Clapper Rail, Condor, 

Loggerhead Shrike and a lost,  

Whooping Crane, rarer..."

"Stop!" "Did you make the chess team?"

"No, because I am too short."...

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A fat scorpion crawls towards the snake
And the shrike bird is watching from afar
To pounce on both of them
At an amazing speed
So that both of them
shall be his supper...

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stabbed onto a thorn
a shrike holds a prey in place
     now that's gotta hurt




Birds or Bees Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Tania Kitchin 
Date written and posted: 06/18/2019...

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The Mast

Raised on the rock of Golgotha,
	For all eyes to see,
Sinners hung like lizards 
	stuck on a tree.
	
What song for its prey
	Will the Grey Shrike sing?
Avast!  It's the Lamb of God,
	dragging his mast and beam.
	
by, Martin Braun
5/15/2020...

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lark spreads wings at dawn

sun folds reticent clouds –

shrike strikes in pursuit


foxglove spreads soft seeds

hedge shelters nature’s will –

dusk bears fear of growth


stars shine midnight oil

comets applaud rise and fall

night rings in silence


06th February 2020...

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but is a Shrike not 
stuck to its thorns 
just like everything else?

when I turn my
hands back into stones,

           when I bare my teeth, 

                     when I puff out my throat,

don't I always end
up the same way?

is guilt just the heart
trying to even the
score
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What is the point of grandma’s lullaby
if the child nestled in her arms
cannot be soothed?

Or the wail of the bagpipes,
lost as easily as the soldier’s body,
bloody and bruised.

See the shrike
and her cries in the wind,
left unheard and reproved.

By this, music is forgotten,
and seen as a mere
needle in a groove.

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 Let your adornment not be external
  our crowning glory must never be camouflage
Into the hearts of dupe believer's cultures
Did the holy wreath hurt as much as my broken heart?
A shrike can outdo the Pied Piper's bewitching flute anytime
Safeguard our hearts from these foolish acts of men
Let your adornment not be external, 
purge out the evil within their soul: saying I love you is unrealistic.
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Should you like to view the shrike
or have a butchers take a hike
to where they nest while at rest
but better yet sneak a peek
at the dancing yet docile
and stupid blue-footed booby
as it will make you smile
for they have no need to choose
a pair of blue suede shoes
and how to catch them
there's no secret you would keep
it's best when they're sound asleep
yes can you guess
if you dare when they nap
to snare one two or a few
use a blue-footed booby trap
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