When the lady I live with feeds her pet parrots,
some seeds fall to the ground near their cage
and are foraged by some of the drongos
which live in one of our many garden trees.
Today as I was poised nearby, tail twitching,
ready to spring, watching as the parrots were fed;
hoping to catch at least one of the feeding drongos,
all seemed to be going according to plan
when one of the parrots squawked:
"Look out drongos! That cat’s right behind you!”
Author notes
The Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) is a bird native to parts of Australia.
A contest entry
- Pick a word - Write a Poem in 10 LINES or less (D) by The Fun House.
1050 points, ended November 28, 2008, 16 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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This is really cute. I like the way you've painted the imagery so vividly in this piece. Excellent.
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T F H
I'm glad you found my poem amusing, thankyou for reading and ommenting, and for your very generous applause.
Best wishes from 'down-under'.
Shenton
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your poems make me laugh (: I love how you became the cat here and therefore the first line makes me laugh even more.
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krizaa
I'm glad you found my poem amusing, thankyou for reading and ommenting, and for your very generous applause.
Best wishes from 'down-under'.
Shenton
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