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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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he sits on a fence post fluffing glossy-ebony feathers utters somethin’ taciturn squawk maybe a trill looking askew at me sitting in the rockin’ chair back porch gazin’ haughty bird already there when I came to sit and look like to know what the robber baron’s thinking like to know if he’s thinkin’ the same about me won’t look at me straight-on nah keeps his iniquitous eyes out of kilter ‘cept for fluffin’ his feathers don’t do nothin’ just sits and stares same as me ‘cept I give him a straight-look-stare don’t hide mine caw, caw, caw wonder if he’s cawin’ at me or just ‘cause that’s what them kinda birds do its like he knows my secrets the dark ones that’s why he won’t look straight at me stupid kleptomaniac got no right to judge I’ve seen him steal other birds’ food funny thing usually there are plenty of birds around murdering insects doin’ their thing not now though oh they’re still here roostin’ on high line wires sittin’ up there looking down at that damn bird and me motionless not a sound out of ‘em just sittin’ sittin’ and waitin’ that blackbird up on that fence post has a peculiar look about him like he’s waiting for something too darn quiet around here even so can’t hear the television up in the front room always hear the television when I sit out here not today somethin’ ain’t right with the world I tell ya startin’ to feel it in my bones sky blood red in the west be dark in less time than . . . hate to say it I’m getting spooked somethin’ wrong don’t wanna be out here when dark drops not scared no got nothin’ to do with that damndable bird but I’m going inside lock everythin’ up uh must be something wrong with that television. or maybe that crazy damn bird up to no good ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
*chuckling* This is pure pathos. Enough to know I understand well enough, yes?  I'd have at least thrown a grapefruit at him. (It's genetic. Remind me to tell you about how my father spend an entire morning patiently waiting to scare the crap out of a pecan stealing squirrel.)  Pathos, I tell ya.  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Heck with a grapefruit, a .410 would do a better job. Uh, make that a .12 gauge. Hah! Squirrels eat nuts, it must have been a favorite pecan tree that the dastardly bast*** was stealing from. Jeez. I had to put asterisks for the last three letter because Big Brother of the Blue Room refused to allow the actual word to pass by their censors. ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Ouch to both of you, Karen and Jerry! A grapefruit and a gun! Smiles (sorta). Jerry, you just don't speak Raven (and Karen if your dad had spoken Squirrel he could have asked the squirrel to go!). Jerry, your dear little friend was having a friendly conversation with you, but didn't know you hadn't learnt Raven at school and couldn't understand why you didn't speak back to him. Enjoyed your poem, though. Owl |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
JP, I have learned to understand the language of the raven....they are saying "AFLACK"......cool stuff guy |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Nope. I do not speak Raven, or any other language except the colonies' English, Owl. I love animals, but I will never try to carry on a conversation with them, except to say scat, etc. <><><> D.S. Gotta love it! ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Gotta love it and I do. Lori |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you, Lori. ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
You're just jealous of their raven-black feathers, Jerry! Smiles. Owl |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yes I am. Darn it. ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Giggles! Owl |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
OMG~~~this is wonderful...the sights and sounds...a most welcome onslaught ~*~*~ ~loved it~ |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I thank you very much, bel1e, for your kind words, they are most appreciated. ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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s1nfully_1nn0c3nt Senior Member
since 2003-10-26
Posts 1105Watertown, NY |
Ah, those ever judging black birds up on their high wire. Creepy little things eh? Enjoyed. -Trina |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hi Trina. Just having a bit of fun with Poe's old nemesis. Thanks for showing up. ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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faithmairee Senior Member
since 2011-01-05
Posts 1441Poe Haven, USA |
i'm late to the party (work)...but i made it...love the story in your poem...great job, JerryPat There must be a poem in here somewhere. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! Better late than never, Faith. Thanks. ~ Some people are like a Slinky -- not really good for anything -- but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs. ~ |
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