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Earth Angel
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0 posted 2011-03-29 04:34 PM

Birdsong
Please Click Link above to hear music and my voice recording.

Music: At the Campsite by Dan Gibson
From the Solitudes album entitled: Algonguin Suite

Photographer: Lang Elliott

Birdsong
by Linda L. Dowd

I awoke to the cooing
Of a dove on the sill,
And to the sweet melody
Of a meadowlark's trill.

The robins were chirping
As they welcomed in spring,
And from up in the treetops,
Tiny sparrows did sing.

The mew-calls of catbirds
And the buntings’ loud voicing,
Joined the musical refrains
Of birdsong rejoicing.

Goldfinches did twitter,
Hummingbirds hummed in tune,
With thrushes and starlings
And the lone call of loon.

The orioles were whistling
As scarlet tanagers sang,
And all through the morning
Their sweet musicals rang.

Chickadees and blackbirds
And cardinals and jays,
Joined the chorus of warblers
In a sing-song of praise.

I awoke to a morning
Filled with glorious singing,
Of songbirds rejoicing
What the new day was bringing.

“Happiness is a state of mind.
Think happy! ~ Be happy!”
~ Linda L. Dowd

dreamgal
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1 posted 2011-03-29 06:18 PM

I really loved this, your so talented, and your voice is so soothing!Thanks for sharing.

Alison

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2 posted 2011-03-29 11:34 PM

Oh man, I gotta go with what dreamgirl said. Your voice soothes me and the package of poetry, art and music is breathtaking. You are the most special Linder Lou that I know.

I love you and thank this gift and all the gifts that you have shared with us.

xoxoxo
Alison

OwlSA
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3 posted 2011-03-30 12:28 PM

Very, very beautiful, as always, Linda - and such a great treat to have you back - I keep saying that, it must be getting irritating, but I keep thinking it and the words come out before I can stop them!

I can feel just how very happy, blessed and grateful you are to be "back", in every sense of the word. Your joy is just bursting/busting out all over - what is that song, something about "June is busting out all over"? I can hear the tune of that line, but the rest of the song and the tune escapes me.

Owl

Klassy Lassy
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4 posted 2011-03-30 01:17 AM

Spring winging. Hello, Luv! I saw two gargantuan robins hunting for food in my front yard today. In winter, what I see most is crows. They sit like black-hooded druids on the phone wires and cables in the neighborhood. I have also seen hummingbirds in the holly tree!

I adored the sweet sound of your voice and the feathered harbingers of spring are so welcome! Thank you for sharing your art!

CastleGuard
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5 posted 2011-03-30 02:17 AM

Linda - this only proves that it does not need to be a morning in a woods to hear the 'birdsong' - reading your poem fullfilled that.

CG

Margherita
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6 posted 2011-03-30 09:43 AM

quote:
Chickadees and blackbirds
And cardinals and jays,
Joined the chorus of warblers
In a sing-song of praise.

Oh, dearest Linda, how absolutely lovely. You are the conductor of this concert, your words convey the deepest praise for Nature's precious divine gifts.

Your voice is a caress of love.

Such a joy filled reading and listening experience!

Thank you so much for the heart lifting performance.

Love and hugs.
Margherita

"Love is the One who masters all things;
I am mastered totally by Love."
(Rumi)

secondhanddreampoet
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7 posted 2011-03-30 01:45 PM

certainly the 'distilled essence' of Spring mornings!:

"I awoke to a morning
  Filled with glorious singing,
  Of songbirds rejoicing
  What the new day was bringing(!)"

fine 'write' !

Honeybunch
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8 posted 2011-03-30 11:29 PM

So lovely, Linda! How very special bird life is.

Helen

ethome
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9 posted 2011-03-31 03:04 AM

Absolutely beautiful!
That's all I can come up with.

Eric

true love never looks after it's own interests

2islander2
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10 posted 2011-03-31 07:20 AM

Linda I love birds, I love your poem, all kind of birds sing, this is so pleasant sometimes to rest and listen the outside, I live in a city but there are all kinds of birds again, five years ago there were only sparrows..Thanks for the graceful write.

yann

Richy
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11 posted 2011-03-31 12:57 PM

Oh Linda Lou this was such a treat to hear your voice with such a pretty poem... You are such a darling, we all love you and are soooo glad that you're fine and well, back with us where you belong...

Richard (((Youuu)))

Zohayrine
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12 posted 2011-03-31 01:15 PM

How I like to wake up to the sound of birds
Thank you Linda so much i really enjoyed
My respect

Zohayrine

[This message has been edited by Zohayrine (03-31-2011 01:49 PM).]

Marchmadness
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13 posted 2011-04-02 01:10 PM

Those birds were singing just for you, Linda. They are as happy as we are to have you back.
Ida

Earth Angel
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14 posted 2011-04-02 02:10 PM

dreamgal ~

Perhaps 'twas all but a dream, dear girl!

Thank you for that very 'tweet' response!

Chirp, chirp,
EA

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15 posted 2011-04-02 02:13 PM

Alison ~ my adorable Lasky Girl

I'm tickled pink that you enjoyed 'the whole enchilada', as they say!

I often sit out in my yard and listen to the birds and try to differentiate their particular songs. I find them very soothing as well.

Love you a bushel and a peck,
Linder Lou

Earth Angel
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16 posted 2011-04-02 02:16 PM

OWL ~ my sagacious Wise One

Oh, my no! This Leo would never tire of being told that she was appreciated!

Love makes the world go 'round and your love has my world spinning like a top! lol

Love you, Girlfriend!
Linda

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17 posted 2011-04-02 02:26 PM

Klassy One ~

Hi, Karen! I enjoyed your avian comments! ~ Creatively descriptive! ~ Crows "sit like black-hooded druids on the phone wires and cables" ~ I can picture it as though I was there!

It's always good to hear from you, my Oregonian Princess!

Love you too!

Linda

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18 posted 2011-04-02 02:32 PM

Maga Margherita la Senorits que Bonita ~

My dear Dolphina, I got a little chuckle out of your comment about me being the conductor of this concert! Oh, if only I could be one! Mind you, I think Our Heavenly Conductor of Heaven and Earth does a pretty good job of it Him/Herself!

I'm so pleased that you enjoyed this concerto I put together ~ on paper! lol

Thank you, once again, for a truly lovely response to one of my 'avianic' offerings!

Love you lots too! :loveya!
Linda Lou xo

Earth Angel
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19 posted 2011-04-02 02:39 PM

Poet Bruce ~

Good morning! Happy spring, my friend! I knew you might enjoy this 'natural' poem because you are the Prince of Nature and its wonders!

Sending a spring hug your way
Linda
P.S. Go hug a tree! The sap is rising and so will yours!

Earth Angel
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20 posted 2011-04-02 02:41 PM

Bunches of Honey ~

My avian friends send love and chirps your way! They say that you're one of us! ~ and as they say, "Birds of a feather, flock together!"

Tweet, tweet, tweet!
Linda Lou and the gang!

Earth Angel
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21 posted 2011-04-02 02:44 PM

E T go Home! ~ Is "beautiful" the only word that you can come up with?! ~ I'll TAKE it! lol That is one "B" word that I welcome at anytime!
Thanks, my fellow Canadian Blue Jay!

Love 'n hugs,
Linda

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22 posted 2011-04-02 02:48 PM

Yann the Mann ~

Hey, the birds are returning home to the city to roost! I'd say that is a good sign! Of course, there could be those who take an entirely different spin on that and would say your neighborhood is going to the birds!

I know, that's a groaner! Oh well, what would you except from a silly bird such as myself! lol

Hugs 'n chirps,
Linda

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23 posted 2011-04-02 02:51 PM

Richard ~

Your warbling words were such tweet music to my ears!

Thanks for adding to my day's smile!

Love 'n a springy hug,
Linda Lou

Earth Angel
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24 posted 2011-04-02 02:55 PM

zohayrine ~

Greetings! I enjoy waking to the sound of birds, as well! When I was younger, they annoyed the dickens out of me when I wanted to sleep in on the weekend. But now, I am filled with joy when I hear their tweet voices! I have a pair of doves that often come and sit on my window sill and they 'talk' to me often! What a delight!

It was very good to hear from you!

Birds are our friends and there is always at least one nearby!

Love and Avian Light,
EA

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25 posted 2011-04-02 02:57 PM

Marchmadness ~

Tweetings, my dear Ida Belle! It's curious that you would say that the birds were singing their songs for me ~ because that is what it feels like! lol

May the merriment of birds light up your life!

Love you!
Linda

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26 posted 2011-04-02 03:01 PM

CastleGuard ~

Oh, CG, I inadvertently missed replying to your kind remarks! Well, better late that never!
It's been ages! I hope all has been well with you and yours!
Thanks for dropping by!

May you wake each day with the cooing of a love dove!

Big hug,
EA

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