the rainbird does not know
i'm not a bird:
he knows i love his gurgling sound
i echo him at half past five
at six at seven half past eight
and if you think this is absurd
i echo him at half past nine at ten
eleven half past twelve
i echo him and then ... ah, then
he echoes me at half past twelve
at one at two at half past two
at three at four at half past four
and when his sound becomes a bore
i echo him at five and six
at half past seven eight and nine
in dreams the gurgling is sublime
but at the dawn the bird returns
i know he loves my gurgling sound
i do not know
i am not a bird
myra
2002
Author notes
The rainbird is hooked on me ... and I on him ... LOL Initially he did not visit every day, and he was not at all talkative ... Now he cannot leave ... But he does not see me, so he must believe I am a bird ... and I start to believe that, too! LOL LOL
Written August 22nd, 2002
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I love this uplifting piece, and of God's most wonderous creature, He must, so love birds, to give them wings. God must, so love you, to send the rainbird to sing. It is a special joy to communicate with an animal soul. A lovely poem, from a great lady.
I raise my cup, and toast you, 
*Di* (Thank you so much for your very kind comments)
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i like this most: "i do not know/ i am not a bird." a human's soul becomes a bird when it gets rid of earth chains. thanks for sharing this good piece. salam
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Thank you, Ivy Rose - glad you enjoyed!
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myrataal...I absolutely loved this poem. Just magnificent!!!! Love the way you brought this poem full circle the rainbird not knowing that you are not a bird and, in the end, you say you do not know that you are not a bird. BRILLIANT!!!!! ***Ivy Rose -
Thank you, Connor, for reading ... Yes, I know I am. This morning I was fascinated. The female flew away, and the male stayed for almost an hour, gurgling at me. Naturally I answered! LOL Perhaps I say something right LOL
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so lucky are you....
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Thank you, Vicki, for reading ... I could have guessed you know its language ...
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I heard the sound and heard his song heard you answer the same back to him, a song of love and beauty too. Sing my rainbird,
sing for me. I need to hear those sweet soft sounds, so I can have peace and solutide from what is wrong. Thanks for giving me this loving song. -
LOL@Liya ... I am forever destined to be the obscure songmate of an Invisible Bird ...
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aww myra! u r just toooo sweet!
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Thank you, Meggie, for reading ... and for the awesome gift of your own poetry ...
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Tweet,tweet@Tamara too! LOL Thanks for reading, sweet birdie.
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LOL@Ian ... so YOU are my personal hacker! LOL LOL Or are you the rainbird? -
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ehhehehehee, this is sweet!
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Thank you, Mike, for reading ... and yes, you are 100% correct ... I am totally dependent on all around me ... Interdependence creates a much stronger bond than independence.
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LOL@Gozling Nope: no wheet whoo ... gluck-gluck x 7 ... I must renew my preferred membership and upload a photo ...
Thanks for reading, feathered soul!
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Symbiosis, pure and simple. Everything depends on everything else and for more than we imagine! This is beautiful Myra.
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AHHH liked this :)
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Thank you for reading, Causal Atira ... I love birds too!
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Bonnie, you are not too far off the mark ... if I am correct, the rainbird is a 'child snatcher', stealing nests and sitting on the eggs ... I am not sure though. But nevertherless, what beautiful sound it makes ... and what beautiful name it's got. Perhaps there is a sad poem in here too ... and perhaps you may write it ...
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Very sweetie poem...I love birds.....This is a very charming write....:*) -
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every time i see the word rainbird, i think of stephen king's novel 'Firestarter'...rainbird was the character who was supposed to kill the little girl charlie, if i'm not remembering that way wrong (it's been many years since i read that one, so forgive me for my swiss cheese memory if i'm wrong)...it's also the name of a sprinkler system for watering lawns...totally irrelevant to your poem, myra, but i am mentally wandering tonight...it did bring me some interesting if off-the-mark images, though;) me funny bone was tickled by this poem, either way:) thanks for the smile:)
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I like this... cute poem :-) very unique -
For those of you who do not know: the rainbird is a Coucal, with a white breast, burnt-orange head, back and wings, and a long darkbrown/black tail. The rainbird's gurgling sound consists of about 8 to 15 quick 'glucks', the one fading into the other, starting at a mineur high (D)and ending at a mineur low (B) ... and sometimes suddenly turns up at the end, Almost sounding like a very sad, but calm liquidy question poured from a goblet ... or better put, water from a bottle ... This sound is soaked up by me and the trees ... or by all thirsty souls ...
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Thank you, Ce - glad you enjoyed it ... I can understand why, though: your work has a flowing rhythm to it and it is so serene ...
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HAHA Chris ... I am living in a region that is known as the Garden Route ... Our rainfall is high and the vegetation is lush. Whenever you visit South Africa, please do not skip the home of the Rainbird and the Knysna Loerie ...
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Thank you, Tina - the poem ran away with me: I wanted to do a very deep spiritual write, but to my amazement the poem started to gurgle! LOL
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Oh how sweet Myra, this is cute...;) Best, ~ Ce -
Thank you, IB, for reading ... yes, I think a bird is all soul and sound ...
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That bird must be a male ... watch your back ... LoL Send him my way with a lot of rain when he is in-between hours ... :-) -
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:) this was great fun
lighthearted and concise
felt free and airy
~part of us is bird-like, don't you think?
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LOL@Donnz You DO? May I imitate your sound? Hugs
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I do not know who is promoting this poem for me, but thank you, whoever you are ... so glad you joined the love song LOL
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I think I love you!
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