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Magpies

Black and white - noisy
Magpie warbles every day
Morning has broken

Whooshing by our door
Persuing tasty insects
Land and sing again

Cage bird extras gone
Magpies perched in pear tree
Warble in the rain.

Author notes

Magpie - Common black and white bird adaptable to suburbia.

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  • Cynewulf
    September 13, 2008

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    When I was little Magpies were almost mythical, you never saw one. Now they are pests that chase off the Pied Wagtails & Robins. The best thing for magpies is lead! Great poem though. I say it is a chain haiku myself. You can get into an awful lot of nonsense here saying anything about haiku. I even wrote a column about it.


    • rbruce gold member
      September 13, 2008
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      We have always had magpies in rural Aussie. Black and white and beautiful. We have three permanent ones in our backyard. they never leave and delight us every with their warbling. Mind you our back yard is several acres with lots of trees etc. Perish the thought of using lead on them. It is a chain Haiku, well, I think it is. thanks for your kind words.


  • Swan song gold member
    September 5, 2008
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    Very good and I would agree they adapt even in the city

    • rbruce gold member
      September 5, 2008
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      Maybe I'm a little strange but I find the magpie interesting and quuite beautiful. Ours warble every day. Lis Says the notes are like liquid gold when a couple start a serenade together.
      Many thanks for your comment.


  • poppa
    September 4, 2008

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    Interesting topic for a Haiku... captured it nicely.. we get them on the golf course all the time, have had one swoop down on my long long long drive (haha) and steal my ball from the middle of the fairway...
    good luck in your contest mate.

    • rbruce gold member
      September 4, 2008
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      Magpies are pets at our place. We have three who come round the back of the house every afternoon to get fed bits of bread scraps.Then they warble for us on the clothes line. Notes of liquid gold. Thansk for your comments and watch that longlonglonglong drive on the golf course.


  • Elisabeth silver member
    August 31, 2008

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    This is an interesting Haiku. I've not thought of Magpies as an inspiration for a Haiku. You did it so well, I was caught in the moment.

    • rbruce gold member
      August 31, 2008
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      I believe that anything and everything can be an inspiration for poetry. Just look at things differently. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I do appreciate them all.


  • condor gold member
    August 31, 2008
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    Oh yeah. That's a Maggie alright. A wonderful little poem for my friends. Love it. Good luck.

    • rbruce gold member
      August 31, 2008
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      Many thanks for your comment. Previous tenants of this farm used to feed a magpie and he now exoects us to continue the practice. He brings his friends every afternoon for bread scraps. It's lovely.

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