God's Bird
Kaleidoscope
Plumage of blue ~ red ~ green
Rapid warbles calling "tsip"~"tsip"
Painted
Bunting
Nests in thorn forests~oak woodlands
Feeds on seeds and insects
The Nonpareil
Rare finch
God's Bird
Kaleidoscope
Plumage of blue ~ red ~ green
Rapid warbles calling "tsip"~"tsip"
Painted
Bunting
Nests in thorn forests~oak woodlands
Feeds on seeds and insects
The Nonpareil
Rare finch
Author notes
Nonpareil is another word for the painted bunting. It means like no other. when I saw your background I knew right away I wanted to write a cinquain about this bird, but there was too much to write, so I wrote my first mirror cinquain. 
It is truely a beauty of a bird.
Cheryl 
Cheers!!
Written May 10th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Fill in the blank(closed as of May15th2005) by cherche -d -ame.
450 points, ended May 16, 2005, 10 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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What a lovely poem for such a beautiful bird! I like the use of the "~" instead of the seeming clutter of an occasional punctuation. May I use that?
I can see why you have such a wonderful following. Your poetry is marvelous. Hugs, Patricia -
Wonderful cinquains! At first I thought that you had only one form, then I noticed that you reversed the second one.
Well done Cheryl, congratulations on your silver!
Kisses,
Mari
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I have never seen a mirror cinquain , and it seems as if you did an oustanding job with it , and also with the beautiful bird that you picked . It seems that the background would almost be perfect camouflage for this little 9 well medium size) creature. Thx so much for entering , thx for yet anoiher bird introduction and best of luck in the contest,
Reenie
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This is truly a beautiful bird and a lovely poem to go with it..the first three lines are my favorites. Thank you for sharing both your words and the Nonpareil with us...good luck in the contest
~Kristy -
It is indeed a rare bird! And what a lovely description you've written.
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LoveTripper: pronounced non pa rel.
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This is beautiful I always enjoy cinquains but this one is particularly good ^_^. Good luck in the contest!
~taori
p.s. this is kind of stuid, but how is "Nonpareil" pronounced? ^^; sorry heh -
Hi Cheryl,
Lovely almost does not adequately describe either the bird or the Cinquain mirror you wrote to describe it. Beautifully done my friend and worthy of applause.
Best of luck in the contest.
s and
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crystaldust 11-05-05 11:21
Cheryl: another beautiful bird, though this one looks a bit ferocious and a fascinating poetic form to accompany it. I love them both and wish you heaps more luck in the contest. x Joy -
Very creative this new form of yours. I agree with you too, this little bird is beautiful. Good luck in the contest.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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