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Where Willows Sing
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Where Willows Sing |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Where Willows Sing Where willows sing and swallows call And waters from the foothills fall The purple martin finds a hedge To perch along the water’s edge I placed a gourd, a little dome That he would find to make a home On bough of needled evergreen To mark his yearly spring routine The swallows come a thousand fold And stay until the winds grow cold Before the fall of downy flake In grasses near the hidden lake More splendor I have never seen Than here among the hills of green The purple martins come to use The summer home that I would choose Elizabeth Santos |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah yes....we have our purple martins here, and I love to go out into the country and have them chase us around as we kick up bugs from the tall grasses into the air.... their aerial antics are a delight for the eyes.... |
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illusion Member
since 2001-06-19
Posts 296 |
Purple martins are so beautiful - so is this poem!  |
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Auguste 
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
I've never seen a purple martin or swallow...it seems I've been missing out. This is such a pretty poem, Liz. I much enjoyed. Michael Michael Auguste~ |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
very nice... Ido so enjoy the birds and their antic as well as their music... |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
It does my heart good to read this perfect rhyme and well-crafted poem! "This rose has seen red, I have been blue |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Such a pleasant and rhythmic read. Well done. My hobby is woodworking and I was going to build a bird house for martins this weekend until I saw the compexity. I have put if off for a few weeks |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
not a syllable out of place and it flows like honey.....vintage Santos |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
What a nice vacation I just took thanks to you (and affordable too) Thanks. |
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Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Liz, this is such a charming, whimsical poem, thank you for sharing this glimpse of beauty Take care, Melissa~ |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Ahh what a beautiful poem before bedtime, and I can ALWAYS count on your sweet words to relax me. Thank you in advance once again, for one more night of sleep! Lovely, just lovelly. ~*~ Tell someone you love them today, as tomorrow may never come ~*~ |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
such a classic work, this one, Liz... Regards, my friend, Sudhir "I was born intelligent - education ruined me" |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
THanks, bird lovers, for your kind responses to this poem. The purple martin is a swallow, and swallows tend to go back to the same place every year. LIz |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Sweet Lady, Your poetry sings today, this is beautiful, I am a bird lover myself, I feed them everyday and so enjoy their visits, Love, Cerenity "God doesn't have to be reminded that we exist. |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Loved the visit to the hidden lake and the tiny piece of your heart reserved for purple martin care. Nice one! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
 Oh, Lizzie~ Thank you for sharing this lovely poem. ~*Marge*~ Purple Martin link courtesy of - Warren Neun Light http://www.neun.com/martin/index.shtml ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
That's nature in full, it only needs to be seen, and you did Elizabeth, thanks. Titia A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
THank you all, and Marge, leave it to you to find purple martins to compliment this poem and a link to the little travelers. THanks to all Liz |
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