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Midnitesun

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Gaia

0 posted 2001-10-09 04:29 AM

She weaves her nest tighter than I can weave this tale.
With her needle-like beak she deftly does seek
Spider's silk and the finest grassy threads.
Then this tiny tailorbird sews up fresh green leaves
so fine they resemble the finest ladies silk sleeves.
And she fills this nest with soft vegetable down
and inside lays her small clutch of eggs
close to the ground, with people walking all around.
She has no fear, for she keeps her eggs near
and with her long sweet tail, she does her best
to balance her spindly legs near the edge of the nest
while she turns those precious eggs to keep them safe and warm.
And oh, if only we humans would watch and learn!
What a fine warm nest we might make
of Mother Earth.

Thank you Rudyard Kipling, for 'Darzee' in "The Jungle Book", and Maryjo Koch in "Bird, Egg, Feather, Nest" for inspiration and technical understanding, and to God, for understanding my heart.

Professor Gloom
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of Depression

1 posted 2001-10-09 02:26 PM

And thank you for sharing
your words and view,
I enjoyed.

Gloom

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

2 posted 2001-10-09 02:37 PM

This is charming, and so glad to see someone else who will do some reading/learning/watching for inspired writing.

Marge Tindal

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3 posted 2001-10-09 03:00 PM

MidniteSun~
This is precious~
How wonderfully crafted from such wonderful inspiration~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Midnitesun

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Gaia

4 posted 2001-10-09 06:08 PM

Professor Gloom, Sunshine, Marge:
Thanks for reading. I'm glad you enjoyed the tiny tailorbird's nesting story. Our feathered friends are 'uplifting' reminders of the beauty and simple joys that surround us.

Masked Intruder

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Near golden sunsets

5 posted 2001-10-09 08:55 PM

Great write! Just kind of curious which direction the rhyme scheme was going, lol, I got confused.

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

6 posted 2001-10-09 09:02 PM

This is not only quite lovely and well written but very very interesting. Enjoyed!
~hugs, Nancy~

~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before.~

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

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British Columbia, Canada

7 posted 2001-10-09 09:15 PM

You spun quite a tale yourself, and a lesson was woven in your words that I shall hear! Well done.

~I always have time to listen to someone talking from their heart~

Balladeer

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8 posted 2001-10-09 09:26 PM

true thoughts...we can learn a lot from many animals of the Earth....nicely said

Midnitesun

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Gaia

9 posted 2001-10-09 11:11 PM

Masked man: Sorry to confuse. Actually, there is no scheme, some lines fell in place, others did not...kind of the way life itself flows.

Enchantress: Thanks, glad you enjoyed. Birds are fascinating.

Mysteria: Thanks, it pretty much wove itself this time. Glad you enjoyed it.

Balladeer: Glad you liked. Yes, we can learn much. Just stay away from those ant trax....

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