Bird poetry – a pandemic distraction. Try it. Create a pingback to this post for the bird of your choice. Really awful poetry welcome. Good poetry welcome too.
Golden Whistler photos taken by my True Love.
Golden Whistlers
Shadow dancer rimmed in gold.
Flamboyant, rakish, debonair.
As he skips from tree to tree,
eats a snack for energy.

Winsome in her feathered brown,
flaps and flutters and larks around.
Never stills, draws no breath ‘fore
she blasts. Shrill. Loud.

When at last, the two larks meet,
in shadows soft of scented gums, and
as wind whistles through the leaves,
so begins a new love serenade.
It was a perfect day today, for me at least.
Kind Regards.
Tracy.
I love your bird poems and photos. Lovely! π
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Thank you, Cathy. I enjoy sharing them with you.
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Your and your TL’s talents combine beautifully, Tracy
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Thank you, Dries.
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Iβm with deWets Tracy, a wonderful collaboration!
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Thanks, Tina.
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Photos and poetry are so lovely and soothing!!
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Thank you, Heather.
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Most welcome.
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I am so glad you had a good day, Tracy. And your poetry is lovely.
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Thank you, Lois. I hope you had a good day too?
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I love this. β€
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Thank you, Martha. I get embarrassed about the somewhat awful poetry, but I’m not going to stop, lol.
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It’s like my books, Tracy. they might actually be good, they might not be good, but the point is, I had the great experience of writing them. Anyway, as for your poetry, so far it hasn’t been bad poetry at all. π
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Yes, sometimes putting words on the page is good for health reasons too.
Love your books though, Martha.
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β€ Because you're one of the enlightened ones… π
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I’m more medieval. π
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Me too… π
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Stop me before I versify again, eh? π
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Lovely bird photos! π
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Thank you, Lisa.
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I so love Golden Whistlers. I also have Rufus Whistlers here
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Haven’t seen the Rufus Whistlers recently, Brian, but the GWs are plentiful. Still hard to spot though. You are lucky to have such lovely visitors there.
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Hello Tracy;
The Golden whistlers is a new discover for me. I Googled this birdβs distinctive unique song! Lovely! Thank you Tracy!
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My pleasure, Sid. π
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A great uplifting post, Tracy.
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Thank you, Margaret.
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Such pretty birds! And great photos to show them off. And a fun verse describes their lifestyle.
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Thanks, Sharon. Poetry is not my thing … gotta make that brain work somehow.
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Poetry is hard – it defiantly resists being as simple as it appears on its surface – because it trolls the breadth of the human experience. You can tell I know nothing at all about poetry.
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Really enjoy reading your little rhymes and looking at these birds! I need a bird calendar, I think. Hahahaha.
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I’ve never made one before! I should learn this new skill. Thanks, Lani.
My poetry is terrible, especially at the start! It is just for fun though.
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Lovely poem, Tracy! And glad you had a great day…you deserve that.
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Thank you, Ann.
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I’m so glad the birds gave you a good day, Tracy! There was a bird flurry/happenin’ outside my window this afternoon which was quite distracting and enjoyable.
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π Sometimes it nice to be a busy body and spy on the neighbours.
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I like the look & feel of your perfect day … I can just about hear the love serenade in the air.
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It was very noisy, Ju-Lyn. π
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Love both the photos and your poetry, Tracy. I think I wrote my last poem when I was at school, so not sure if I can pen one. π
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Well, I can’t write poetry either, Sarah, but it hasn’t stopped me. π π π I can hear many thinking that they wish it would. π π π I amuse myself. But seriously, some things need poetry written about them. π Like birds. π You could do it much better than me, Sarah. You just need to give yourself permission.
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That’s so sweet, Tracy. But I think I will stay at the sidelines and keep enjoy reading your poetry instead of writing my own, at least for now. π β€
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