It's Still Life

Twiglet #66

 
Hung fat balls from the apple tree. Incoming. An avalanche of birds.

 

Poetic form: Ginsberg’s American Sentence,
17-syllables. written for Twiglet #66, and dVerse Open Night

Misky

22 responses to “Twiglet #66”

  1. Jules avatar
    Jules

    You remind me I need to refill my feeder before the weather howls again…
    I haven’t hung fresh fruit… I bet the squirrels would enjoy that too.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      I discovered today that the birds like Cheerios!

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      1. Jules avatar
        Jules

        String Cheerrios and popcorn 🙂

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  2. Jane Dougherty avatar
    Jane Dougherty

    Love it! An avalanche of birds is worth having.

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  3. charliezero1.wordpress.com avatar
    charliezero1.wordpress.com

    The avalanche birds is visually stunning and all birds love the apples lots of nutrients. Love this poem a lot. 🙂

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  4. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    Love to have that… We have those balls in our feeder too.

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  5. scotthastiepoet avatar
    scotthastiepoet

    Perfect counterpoint here – so well balanced and made me smile…

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  6. Grace avatar
    Grace

    Love the imagery of those approaching birds!

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  7. Victoria C. Slotto avatar
    Victoria C. Slotto

    Truly a delight. Because we change venues in the winter we have the joy of feeding those birds year-round. Love how you used the form–a favorite of mine.

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  8. rothpoetry avatar
    rothpoetry

    Were the apples getting over ripe…that brought the birds in great number??
    dwight

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      It was the fat balls. The apples are long gone.

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  9. mhmp77 avatar
    mhmp77

    kaykuala

    Great American sentence, Misky! The more effective the shorter it is

    Hank

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  10. kanzensakura avatar
    kanzensakura

    Excellent is of the form. The 17 syllables say so much. I’d love an avalanche of birds!

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  11. Frank Hubeny avatar
    Frank Hubeny

    Nice and short. I like the avalanche of birds.

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  12. sanaarizvi avatar
    sanaarizvi

    An avalanche of birds is worth having 💖 Beautifully penned.

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  13. catnip-timoteo.blogspot .com avatar
    catnip-timoteo.blogspot .com

    The beginning had me thinking: what kind of poem is this??? Then I figured it out! 🙂

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  14. lillian avatar
    lillian

    LOVE it! Smiling I am😊

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Thank you!

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  15. Bekkie Sanchez avatar
    Bekkie Sanchez

    When I ride my bike I feed the crows. They are very smart and beautiful. They love Cheetos, I read it in the Autobahn magazine.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      I’m going to assume that you mean “Audubon” magazine, who specialise in birds, whereas Autobahn is a German motorway. I didn’t know that Cheetos. Unfortunately, they aren’t easily found in the UK.

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      1. Bekkie Sanchez avatar
        Bekkie Sanchez

        Yes. Lol! Spell checker or whatever thanks for understanding that. Yes, Cheetos is what the researchers used they say it’s their fav. They do seem to love them!

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  16. Kathy Reed avatar
    Kathy Reed

    So glad to have the season back again. Twig let= fun.

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