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Death Song of a Ghost Gum
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Death Song of a Ghost Gum |
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Tess Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288Australia 
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Note: for those not familiar with Australian birds this refers to Cockatoos ( white with a yellow crest) and Pink Galahs. Cooee is a bush call, within cooee means within shouting distance and a gum is a type of eucalpyt tree. (Whew! Think that's it! ) Lumbering, metallic vegetarians, now feed within cooee of my back fence where a gnarled old ghost gum once stood. His sun-bleached emaciated arms embraced the dying embers of an erupting sky. Choirs of screeching yolk crowned angels would swiftly descend to join the mob of blushing Galahs and lament day's end. "Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule."~ Samuel Butler ~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Thank you for this poetic postcard...I could see this.. |
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Tess Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288Australia |
Thanks Serenity for your kind comment  |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Tess...This was great.....I love birds, and and this really did paint a vivid and beautiful picture! Thank you for sharing this! ~~ To Live is to Give ~~ |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
You reside in a place I will visit one day...for it has always called to me... and now I need to make travel arrangements, because this calls to me so vividly... thank you Tess... Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Nice sharp portrayl. This was a wonderful read and I look forward to more of your works in the future. |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Tess~ I join Karilea in her 'call' .... The birds alone would be worth the trip ! I have friends there who I hope to visit someday. Beautiful ... and thanks for the explanation. Made it even more lovely. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Thanks for the preface, although I had already been drawn by the title...wonderful poem!! |
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Tess Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288Australia |
Thanks Sunny…I'm glad I managed to create a picture for you. Sunshine…I hope you get to visit Australia one day because it is a truly beautiful place (of course lm biased since l live here Mark…thanks…I have enjoyed reading your work too Marge…You always leave such lovely comments…Thank you Martie…I'm glad the title drew you to this poem…and thanks for responding "Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule."~ Samuel Butler ~ |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
You had me as soon as I saw mention of the Ghost Gum. I think it is a difficult thing to capture the feeling of our land, but you have done it so very well. Great work, I love it! God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Unknown |
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Tess Member
since 2000-03-22
Posts 288Australia |
Thanks Eagle one - nice to hear from someone who knows what a ghost gum is! And thanks for your kind comments "Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule."~ Samuel Butler ~ |
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