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Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

0 posted 2002-08-18 09:58 PM

(I have always loved bluebirds and all other beauties of nature so so much, they are soooooo adorable! Yay! )

Bluebirds
By: Noah Eaton
8/18/02

Bluebirds twittering in the summer breeze
Little girls in glass slippers skip-di-lou wherever they please
Buzzing like the bumblebees
Innocence shining even through the cold of night
In every childs eyes

Bluebirds flocking on the split-rail fence
Raccoons eavesdropping through the camping tents
Beneath where little chicks hatch in their warm snug nests
Laughter echoing even through a January sunlight
In every childs eyes

Bluebirds warbling "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon"
With beady puppy eyes of joy strewn with porcelain
Every little boy's friend and the grace of every woman
Where even the partridge family is invited in Nature's limousine
And swim in lakes of dusty opal as Mother does her late spring cleaning

Sister Cardinal and her family comes to visit
With Brer Fox and Rabbit and Aunt Egret
Among fawn-mingled clover fields lined with cinnamon
Where a father and daughter go fishing
The girl hugging her daddy under a dragonfly ceremony

Bluebirds singing on my shoulder
Ushering me in the beauty of the summer
Where wild ponies gallop with manes glowing ever golder
Playing duck, duck goose with the hummingbirds
The tortoise jumping "Yay!" beating the hare on the speedway of Mother Nature

Bluebirds twittering in the summer breeze
Little girls in glass slippers skip-di-lou wherever they please
Buzzing like the bumblebees
Innocence shining even through the cold of night
In every childs eyes
This was all you needed
To make this day fill you with delight...

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

[This message has been edited by Mistletoe Angel (08-18-2002 09:59 PM).]

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

1 posted 2002-08-18 10:04 PM

Oh Noah this is so beautiful!
We don't have this kind of bluebird here..
We have the blue jays...but these are very special.
I hope to see a real one, one day.
~Hugs from your sidekick~

~ Time has cast a spell on you
So you won't ever forget me ~

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

2 posted 2002-08-18 10:13 PM

lovely lovely photos

sweet sweet words with playful childhood memories woven in

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

3 posted 2002-08-18 10:14 PM

Awwww Noah, this is so sweet. I love birds and as my sister Enchantress said, we don't have blue birds of this type here in Southern Ontario. At least....I haven't seen any. But still, watching them splash in the birdbath, or teaching their young to take flight...wonderful! Enjoyed. Chris

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

SimplyGold
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since 2002-07-10

Posts 1453

4 posted 2002-08-18 10:22 PM

Very sweet. Very bluejay of you. Thanks for the read.

misery_made_beautiful
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since 2002-08-10

Posts 36

5 posted 2002-08-18 11:12 PM

Wow, nice pics!
This poem flow very nicely.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Looking forward to your next.

"Aging keeps life interesting"

Paul Wilson

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since 2002-07-07

Posts 4711
United States

6 posted 2002-08-19 04:20 AM

Noah... A very thoughtful poem. Enjoyed.

This bird of blue
into my window it flew
This bird of blue
sent by you...Paul

CSKpoet
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since 2002-07-12

Posts 845
Island in Paradise

7 posted 2002-08-19 04:53 AM

wow, Noah, what a 'tweet" poem (smiles) I loved the playful spirit in your wonderful poem..made me want to whistle a tune..big hugs to you

Cher

Poetry is:
Passion, imagination and intellect running together.

Aloha with warmest regards, Cheryl Stewart Koomoa

passing shadows
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since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

8 posted 2002-08-19 05:12 AM

wow! What images! I Love this work you've put together, and I love birds of all kinds...not to be biased. Great stuff here! You are very creative Noah. Continue to grow.

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

9 posted 2002-08-19 06:54 AM

Really lovely, Noah. I enjoyed the photos, to go with your beautiful descriptions.
Sandra

NewEnglandlazurlu
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since 2002-01-04

Posts 7470
A Mountain Paradise

10 posted 2002-08-19 09:35 AM

Noah, this is outstanding and I adore the pictures of the blue birds. Living so close to the city, we don't get a huge variety of birds, most sparrows and crows and the ocassional cardinal. It was joyous to read about them and see their pictures.

Thank you ... Hugs, Marti

"Even if life is full of thorns,
I still embrace it, for I know
that in between those thorns,
there is a rose worth all the pain."

Neeraja
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since 2002-06-22

Posts 812
The Netherlands

11 posted 2002-08-19 11:42 AM

Oh Noah... this is so beautiful!!! I wish we had bluebirds here!!!

Neeraja

Bill Charles
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since 2000-07-11

Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

12 posted 2002-08-19 01:24 PM

Noah - these photos of bluebirds are just beautiful, as is this poem. One of my favorite birds.

BC

Duncan
Member Ascendant

since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

13 posted 2002-08-19 02:03 PM

Fit for the season, Noah. Got a couple bird feeders in my yard, now if I could just keep the squirrels out of them!

paladin

Senior Member

since 2001-08-05

Posts 930
Pensacola,Fl.

14 posted 2002-08-19 05:58 PM

Blue birds are a rare sight here in NW florida.It is a real joy when I see them.They are truly the bird of happiness.

paladin

ShadowRider
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since 2001-07-14

Posts 1038
USA

15 posted 2002-08-19 08:31 PM

Oh, Man, Noah! The gem-blue perfect hue of the Bluebirds came through so well in these digi-pics! Love the playfulness of the poem here. Impossible, isn't it, to take a walk in the Spring, see these azure beauties and not feel inspired to write about them.

BlueBirds
Once, when man was just a dream
in God's eye
He remorsed, for in his palette
He was missing a color for happy
so he released the BlueBird into
the white canvas sky

and swirled they did!
Painting clouds with bluetail brushes
and finally
when man woke from his first sleep
he looked up into the joy skies of heaven
while a BlueBird painted his soul
with joy

jeff

mycafe
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since 2002-05-23

Posts 584

16 posted 2002-08-19 09:42 PM

Absolutely beautiful, Noah!
mycafe

Keep counting your blessings

Dulcinea
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since 2001-07-22

Posts 774
IN

17 posted 2002-08-19 11:44 PM

*huge smile* I couldn't help but thoroughly enjoy this sweet light-hearted piece. They are vivid aren't they? and leave a lasting impression. I truly enjoyed this very much Noah and the pictures were wonderful! Thank you!

Singing Sparrow
Member

since 2002-05-12

Posts 94

18 posted 2002-08-20 12:35 PM

awwwwwwww, so cute, love it!

SS

vandana

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since 1999-10-22

Posts 10463
USA

19 posted 2002-08-20 06:36 PM

enjoyed it a lot

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

20 posted 2002-08-21 12:03 PM

This is so cute, Noah...
I love your photographs too... It looks like a little family of blue birds...
Thanks for calling me tonight...

~ hugs from your chipmunk friend

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

21 posted 2002-08-21 12:35 PM

This is amazing and I have never seen one Noah. I loved the pics and your story woven throughout. I think this is my all time favorite of yours but then I am a sucker for birds too

The most valuable thing you own is a smile, wear it, and share it.
Sharon

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