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Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

0 posted 2001-07-03 07:19 AM

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.

RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

1 posted 2001-07-03 07:24 AM

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"

Ariana
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since 2000-10-08

Posts 571
Orlando, Florida

2 posted 2001-07-03 07:35 AM

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.

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

3 posted 2001-07-03 08:42 AM

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).]

Cpat Hair

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since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

4 posted 2001-07-03 08:54 AM

(Chuckling) Well...not sure I want to be eating at your house any time soon..

Enjoyed the playful seriousness of this..

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

5 posted 2001-07-03 08:59 AM

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).]

LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

6 posted 2001-07-03 09:04 AM

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!

Interloper

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since 2000-11-06

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Deep in the heart

7 posted 2001-07-03 09:16 AM

#9 shot makes for good flying pest removal

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

8 posted 2001-07-03 10:42 AM

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.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

9 posted 2001-07-03 10:53 AM

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

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

10 posted 2001-07-03 10:58 AM

Marge,
We must have crossed, Just told LngJhnAg, I didn't think cats would help. Always enjoy your comment. *L*

serenity blaze
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11 posted 2001-07-03 01:13 PM

Caw?

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

12 posted 2001-07-03 02:58 PM

Serenity,
Thank you for the caw. *L*

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

13 posted 2001-07-03 03:18 PM

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!!

Elizabeth Santos
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since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

14 posted 2001-07-03 03:33 PM

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

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

15 posted 2001-07-03 08:53 PM

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

Kethry
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since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

16 posted 2001-07-04 06:23 PM

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.

JLR
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since 2001-02-04

Posts 1785

17 posted 2001-07-05 12:56 PM

Cracked me up! I live in the city and even here they are a noisy group. Enjoyed.

Titia Geertman
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since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

18 posted 2001-07-05 12:12 PM

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...
Feel free to use the pictures on my website. http://communities.msn.com/Titiasplace&naventryid=100

VAS
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since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

19 posted 2001-07-05 01:30 PM

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.

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

20 posted 2001-07-05 01:54 PM

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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