A gift of Life, my greatest present :
a fluffy, feathered little Buddha;
black tie and crown, green-yellow garment,
my little birdie named Garuda.
She sings with high-pitched voice, quite joyful,
while perching on my head or shoulder.
She’s curious and very playful;
with every day, she’s getting bolder.
She teaches me to praise the moment,
to smile at life, be open-hearted,
that every breath bestows a present;
this sacred wisdom she imparted.
From nest she’d fallen, when I found her,
yet it is she who is my saviour.
Author notes
watch the video :
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg123/poetmaa/?action=view¤t=34asonnetforgaruda.flv
my constantly updated video-poetry :
http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/3791503
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a precious column on Mairi bheag’s Marshalline Sonnet-form : http://allpoetry.com/column/2265620
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A contest entry
- Name that Bird 21 (Chickadee) by MagicLady.
300 points, ended May 24, 2008, 3 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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you have named it garuda!!
hahaha...garuda is the vahana(instrument) of lord narayana(a hindu god).
the instrument being in the form of a bird. Im sure you must be knowing this
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thank you so much for stopping by ...
indeed, I was aware of the myth behind garuda's namechoice, being a vehicle for lord vishnu and goddess mahalakshmi ... a few days back, the great mahatma mata amritanandamayi (amma) was holding a program in the south of france, where I live ... I handed a photograph of garuda sitting on the fruitbasket offered to ammachi during darshan ...
amma kissed the photo, ate some of the grapes and blessed garuda's forehead through a dot of vibhuti (or sandalwood-paste, not sure) ... don't I have a lucky birdie ?
well, I'll stop chatting now, thank you again so much for your precious visit,
hari om
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Awww..this is a beautiful tribute to your little chum here..hope you two have many more happy moments..Congrats on the gold as well!
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Oh How I loved this,!
Wondrous and zesty in its energetic desciptive tone of love! You truly are the Ma of Feathery Souls.
I love birdies too, as you know, and you bring me such joy! Thank you for sharing your beautiful song.
Congratulations on the well-deserved Gold!
Love
Mya
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A beautiful write and skillfully crafted sonnet. Lovely depth of feeling. Very good meter. Good imagery, flow, rhyme and tone. Vivid descriptives. Good word choice, nice alliteration and assonance. Well penned and much enjoyed. Congratulations on winning Gold. Well deserved.
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Sister Maa,
This one had GOLD written all over it! Great Write, good insight regarding this beautiful bird. To be this close to a once wild bird must be a special relationship indeed! Once again, thanks for sharing this fine poem and the complimentary video link.
May Peace and Blessings be your portion.
Dennis 
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What a wonderful job you did with this bird, but I would not expect anything different from you and your Garuda.
Your chickadee is a little different than ours in the States. I love watching him fly in and out while your video was playing. Thank you so very much, it is gold again. I have a window feeder that is right in front of my desk where I sit with my computer. The sparrows come to it many many times a day. They are literally less than two feet from me. they sit and look at me, as I look at them. We have a wonderful relationship. If the feeder gets empty, they sit there and chirp at me if I am at the desk.
Thank you.
Cheryl
Cheryl
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thank you so much for the wonderful birthday-gift for garuda ... it's her 4 years' birthday right now (found her on may 27th, but she must be born around the 20 th - 22nd), so I just celebrate her for a week
right now, there are some baby-chickadees out there being fed by their parents, they make such a sweet "noise" when they claim food, almost like rubber-ducks ...
in fact, there are several families out there, and I am quite sure the three chickadees I had taken out from a long and narrow metal-tube (after checking with the local representative of the lpo, the wild-bird-protection-agency) are amongst them ...
I have kept them here for a month (in the living room and in the huge garden-volière), before they asked me to be set free ... they were 2 females and one male ... they are hanging out around the garden and in the neighboring gardens ever since ... I recognize the females because they usually reply to my "call" ...
so now they are busy with their own families ...
I am happy because our neighbors who have been living here for 40 years told me they had never seen so many chickadees around ... and their song invites a whole bunch of other birds, but I wouldn't know their names in english ...
here they are : on the himalayan salt-lamp sits garuda, who has taught them how to fly and how to eat by themselves, and all three chicks are in the bonsai tree ... aren't they precious ?
long live the chickadees !
your crazy friend marion
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I was going to ask how you happened to come across Garuda, but you said how at the end. What a cute fellow, looking at the camera, a regular movie star. It's a kind thing you do, helping the helpless creatures. I'd like to think I'd do the same in your place...I have befriended any number of cats but they are usually ill by the time they show up on my door, poor things...people are cruel and drop them off in the countryside...I assume.
Anyway, the bird is "some wicked cunnin." Down East lingo for cute.
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ah, this is so darling. I'm almost afraid to let you- know-who see the video because I will have to contend with a chorus of why can't we get a Garuda?? for at least two days. I love seeing this close up picture of her here on the page. Adorable! The sonnet is wonderful; nice to see this type again as I remember reading about it in Mairi's column a while back. I won't be able to resist showing her when she gets home from Kindy; once again, the whole presentation captivates. Simply charming.
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Wow!
I love the background (and the poem)! Is that you in the picture?
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VERY SWEET!
This is unusal for me to read a piece dedicated to a bird, which by the way is beautiful! anyways it's very good and if the little birdie could speak it'd probably say..bravo!
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I totally agree with Mairi bheag!
This is such a wonderful poem, such a joy to read it. The picture and the background are also great and fit this poem very well. I love the unusual way of rhyming, it creates a wonderful feeling of gentleness (I hope that is a word )
Thanks so much for sharing this very special poem!
Keep on writing!
Annie
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Simply lovely!!! You, Garuda and this wonderful poem
on on on Maa
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Wonderful
What a delightful first hand look at this beautiful creature. You have a special relationship that few could claim. Thank you for sharing your delightful poem. Best of luck in the contest.
Dennis
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You have actually rhymed the unstressed syllable, which is interesting - I think that softens the effect wonderfully. I like what you do with this form, so much so that I even think it should be re-named a Manteline Sonnet.
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You really did Mairi's form justice. Your poem is truly wonderful and shows the power of the form as it allows for feminine rhymes. You simply amaze me and I always learn something from you.
Love,
Amera♥
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Oh, sweet maa,
if Garuda would blush
she surely would,
understanding your
words of praise!
This piece is even
more delightful
in the spoken form,
your voice and
Garuda's chirping--
all in harmony!
Another treasure!!!
Aesthete
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Hey Marion!
This is a delightful poem, that you have written in honor of your beautiful bird.
Just a while ago, I wrote a poem on a kingfisher and soon after that I read your poem for your bird.
Good luck in the contest.
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There is nothing like personal experience! I like your sonnet very much, and the picture reinforces the message of the poem. Lovely!
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thank you so much, sweetie ...
there's a little video-improvisation, too ... me reading and garuda chirping ...
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