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Category Archives: birds
Still The Birds Fly
The flying birds were a prelude to annihilation spreading their wings burying a generation and still they fly and mothers have no tears left to cry and they live that which we ignore and they look to the sky and … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, birds, human rights, humanity, poem, Poetry, poetry for peace, Uncategorized
Tagged Afghanistan, birds, human rights, humanity, poem, poetry, war
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One At A Time
The birds are landing quietly, near the puppies enjoying their food.
Birds
The other day, I sat in silence watching the birds play and listening to them sing and each time one would leave it would bring a few more as it returned and I thought it was a bird party until … Continue reading
Elegy For Fluffy
Stop this senseless violence strong against weak rich against poor this dog-eat-chicken world I can’t take any more a lot of good chickens have been eaten for fun but the dogs just keep smiling knowing not what they’ve done tried … Continue reading
Posted in animals, birds, chickens, collateral damage, dogs, empathy, family, farm, farming, humanity, life, murder, pets, poem, Poetry, Uncategorized, violence, war tax resistance, writing
Tagged animals, chickens, death, dogs, farm, farming, life, pets, poem, poetry, taxes, trees, violence, war tax resistance
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Dead Doves
Every day, our cats kill at least a few doves somedays they get a cardinal somedays a myna but usually, it’s all doves. Once in a while, they get a rat or a mouse but for the most part all … Continue reading
Two Pigeons
Two pigeons arrived in the barn one day and we welcomed them with open arms. For a few weeks, they stuck around and it seemed as though they had found new home. We were thrilled, claiming them as our own. … Continue reading
Spring
Flowers need the spring plants need the spring trees need the spring and the farmer needs the spring after a cold, harsh winter so the snow can melt the earth can thaw and the birds can sing once again. … Continue reading
Songbirds
Tweet, tweet, tweet sings the Oriole out of tune so you stare up distracted, yelling ‘this birds a buffoon’ and you don’t see the Hawks killing crow after crow you complain to your friends about the Oriole’s show ‘he can’t … Continue reading
Empty
Three o’clock in the morning driving west down the turnpike chasing down the moon, it’s not quite full my mind is overflowing and I want to run on empty… and hours later, for a moment, it drains quick and here … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, birds, boston, Massachusetts, moon, New England, New Year's Day, Quabbin, songbirds, stars
Tagged anxiety, birds, boston, hope, Massachusetts, moon, New England, New Year's Day, night, Quabbin, songbirds, stars
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