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I'm Gonna Eat Some Crow
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I'm Gonna Eat Some Crow |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla 
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Rewrite: I'm Gonna Eat Some Crow Herds and herds of nasty birds Fly about my garden. They eat and eat and then they turd And never ask my pardon. Black birds, starlings and crows Pick about my bedings. Black birds strut and crows crow and the Starlings are not darlings. I worked hard, put in special toil Special food, special good, Even worms to loosen the soil. Did as much as I could. But herds of nasty birds in spoil Still bend my flower stems And pull the worms out of the soil And promptly swallow them. I'll either bake a black bird mob Or make a crow kabab. |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Print the picture from Marge's "better believe it buster" poem and make a scarecrow from it. Enjoyed. "Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to decieve" |
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Ariana Senior Member
since 2000-10-08
Posts 571Orlando, Florida |
Maybe if you got friendly with the birds - you could have a party. They are the biggest bunch of pests - eating everything in site. I really enjoyed your writing - great job. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
four and twenty blackbirds were served up in Sy's pie and those little starlings, never made it, darling... rapacious crows, quite a few? they ended up good eating stew... [This message has been edited by Sunshine (edited 07-03-2001).] |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
(Chuckling) Well...not sure I want to be eating at your house any time soon.. Enjoyed the playful seriousness of this.. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
 So your garden looks like Hitchcock brought all his birds But did Poe eat crow ... now thats absurd!!! Whats the harm ... let them do all your vegy pickin' Forget about those magpies ... I'd rather have chicken   this place is going to the birds ... *WW* (hehe)   [This message has been edited by Janet Marie (edited 07-03-2001).] |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Sy - If you tell ANYBODY what I'm about to write, I'll consider it the most heinous act of betrayal! Get yoursel some cats! (Wait, Long John! You CAN save some face here!) And, Sy, if those cats don't do their job, you have them for dessert! |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
#9 shot makes for good flying pest removal  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Seymour~ Takes an old crow to know Just how fast to fly to gauge when to drop the plop .. right on Farmer Sy Darlin' if you're gardening you don't want CATS about For they deposit into the ground that stuff ya' don't want around ! LOL @ RSWells ! Love your playful cawing ! ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
RSWells, Enjoyed Marge's post, thanks for the read. Ariana, Thanks for the great job. Sunshine, Cute, thank you. *L* Cpat Hair, Enjoyed your cute comment. JM, I'd rather have chicken myself. Love ya Sy LngJhnAg, I don't think even the cats like crow. LOL Nice to see you posting again. Interpoler, #9 is a possibility. Thanks |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Marge, We must have crossed, Just told LngJhnAg, I didn't think cats would help. Always enjoy your comment. *L* |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Caw?  |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Serenity, Thank you for the caw. *L* |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Seymour, I know your frustration... but believe me, things could be worse! LOL. I used to have a yard and a beautiful garden... and a woodpecker who liked to sample every tomato!!! The blue jays were bad enough... but a few rat-a-tat-tats and from that woodpecker and all I had left were tears. *S* By the way... being blonde, forgetful, and opinionated, I end up "eating crow" quite often... I'll be glad to send you some recipes??? LOL Great poem!! |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
If crows can manage to distress A cherished friend like Sy I'd catch four and twenty blackbirds And I'd bake them in a pie If Balledeer cannot control This rude and carefree pest I'll come down, as the crow flies And clean up your little nest Love ya, Liz |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Suthern, I have some blue jays that dine on my mangos. LOL Could use the crow recipes. Thanks sweety Elizabeth, Two wonderful suggestions either one will do. LOL thanks Sy |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Sy, just remember if you get rid of the birds there is nothing to stop the bugs eating everything in sight! Clever poem. Kethry. BTW My happyish persona poem is done. It's called fifteen minutes. Keth Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life. Patty Hansen. |
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JLR Senior Member
since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785 |
Cracked me up! I live in the city and even here they are a noisy group. Enjoyed. |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
Oh that's where the goodies are, I'll just send our crows over for they just finished their desert on my red berries  and they just come for free!Titia A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
this is so very delightfully written, Sy, you do have fun with language and life...I have to admit one thing, I really was expecting, given the flavor of the piece, to find you had used the term for a group of crows, a 'murder,' in this piece, especially near the closing. I'd like to share this one with some friends of mine, cuz even though they're bird lovers, they do share a disdain for the quantity of crows that strut and fly about here. I'm sure they'd get great pleasure in reading this one. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Kethry, I'll make a soup out of the bugs. LOL JLR, Glad you enjoyed. Titia, Your berries were just desert. LOL VAS, Thank you and do be my guest. |
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