A Maggie came by to visit today
He sat on the fence in his usual way
I said hello Maggie, how are you this morn
He looked back at me just a little forlorn
He looked in the sky and I followed his gaze
I looked at the clouds through the grey misty haze
He looked back at me with a questioning eye
As if to say to me, why, why ,why
I sighed and I smiled, I knew he was sad
For the smog that we saw was really quite bad
For he was a father, he had youngins near by
He was worried, so worried about the dark sky
I said, “All of the fumes and pollution out there
Are hanging around and consuming the air
Those factories o’re yonder are causing the stench”
and Maggie looked out as he sat on the fence
I said to him, “Maggie, don’t you worry none
There’s nothing at all that can block out your sun
It’s dry and it’s still and it’s hanging today
It’s mans sorry doing, it will soon fade away”
What more could I say to this beautiful bird
That was seeking some sense in the answer he heard
What could I say to allay all his fears
What could I do to hold back all my tears
And Maggie sat there as he looked down on me
I could see by his look he was sad as can be
And he took to the air, he winged off in the sun
And I wonder, just wonder, what on earth have we done
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This is good and makes me agree with you completely. keep up the great work. I am always rooting for you
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Ah, 'tis the threat of global warming and you have penned it very well indeed. Little do we know of the ultimate consequences of man's - raping, pillaging, and plundering of - "Mother Earth". Again, well done.
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Wow! This poem is quite beautiful and it carries such a sad, but realistic message. It is a shame what us humans have done to disrupt the natural order of things in our beautiful world. You have done a great job putting words into the bird's mouth. I enjoyed this read as it is very thought provoking. Blessings, Patty
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A very good take on nature. Fur and fethers have no say what we put upon them and ourselves.
Were not very smart about the invirement.
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Excellent
Another excellent write by you deserving
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3rd para,last line, I thought 'darkening sky' would help the steady flow rather than dark sky
the last line of the poem was wonderful.
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Well, what have we done? I love the way you talked with your Magpie, as if he understood you. A great poem with a rather sad look at what we've done with our world.
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Excellent !
A sad message behind this write
What have we done indeed 
Very well penned with great rhyme and flow. I enjoyed your poem a lot
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