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The Fledgling

Chirping busily
anticipating
Mother's return,


morning's provision--
breakfast
of worm

 

 

 

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PROMPT: CHICKADEE

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  • Mada Lee Na
    December 1
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    cute indeed

    if it was longer it would have spoiled it. and the page is just what the poem needs. feels like spring although it's winter in my country. Mada

  • cute

  • short but so sweet


  • AsIThink gold member
    January 15

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    hahaha...so nice; very short and effective. Great thoughts here and I giggled thinking of this scene. What a joyful feeling here.

    AsIThink...


  • Slick99
    August 9, 2008

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    awwww, congrats on the silver trophy ttc!!!! you deserved it!!!
    -slick99


  • poeticweaver gold member
    September 16, 2007

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    Yummy, nothing like a freash worm..yum, yum!
    No, I'm not serious, or am I? LOL..
    Thanks for sharing, great job!

    Peace, Timothy aka poeticweaver~


  • penman gold member
    June 28, 2007
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    Wonderful

    Great write based on the prompt. And many congrats on the silver.


  • Blue Rew silver member
    June 27, 2007
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    gives the reader a vivid scene and lends a maternal theme to the prompt....nice!


  • maa gold member
    June 27, 2007

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    so lively and cute ...
    I love chickadees - have rescued several of them - one of them is right outside in the lime-tree, chirping to me, and me responding ...
    thank you for this sweet poem ...


    maa


  • Peteskid gold member
    June 27, 2007
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    a real story here in so few words, very well done...PK

  • Empusa
    June 27, 2007
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    nice, and lets one see the baby birds hunger.


  • countrybabe gold member
    June 27, 2007
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    Excellent Piece

  • maa gold member
    June 27, 2007
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    Prompt: CHICKADEE !!!

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