Street Chat
Plovers gossiping
in the middle of the street
missing only a smoke
tipping off the end of their beak.
Checking out the neighbours
stridently enforcing their importance
in plover speak…
“Did you know….”
“No…no…I never…”
“Well let me tell you…”
Casually they look
as I drive toward them
indignantly they move
slowly
giving me the stare as I pass.
“Did you know…”
as I slip into my driveway
and the plovers
stride off down the street
as only these haughty birds can.
Thankyou for the award! 🙂
Heat on sodden ground
Mother Nature busily
Making paddy cakes
I nominate Emily Jane
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awesome…
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P-cat, you are on your game, girl. this was really good. This “missing only a smoke tipping off the end of their beak” was brilliant. Didn’t know they were such gossips. Vb
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fun one,,,
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i am going to have to look up what a plover is…but they seem to be the town gossips…and if so be off with them….smiles. nice one shot
They certainly make a lot of noise around here at times. But…yes I thought they had a bit of cheek about them the other day as I came home. It did look a bit like street patrol.
Thanking you all for your comments too btw!!!:)
Nice one shot!
congrats on the award! great poem.
a cat’s journey…
Nicely done, Dianne! 🙂
… and you are featured here today:
http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/05/sunday-rally-dispatch-collection-of.html
Thank you Jamie, and thanks for the feature…it’s a little bizarre seeing yourself as the subject of an interview but lovely all the same. Thanks again.
Birds with ‘tude. I love it.
Congrats on the award
Excellent way tonwrite about the neighborhood
Congrats, Panda! Pandemic! And I loved your plover poem. I feel the same way about certain pigeons, that snotty sort of “in your face” as they stroll by…! Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/render-surrender/