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Poems - Songs of the Evening
| | Songs of the Eveningby liarbird
In a lullaby song of the evening.
In the background a cricket sings,
corellas fly past, to their resting tree
high upon silhouette wings.
Red sky widens and covers the west
with half sun glowing and gold,
there’s stark contrast between heaven and earth
as life in the pondage unfold.
Bullfrog! Bullfrog! Clearing your throat,
reed warbler should be going to sleep.
‘Sweet pretty creature,’ call of willy wagtail
and crickets continue to cheep.
In a lullaby song of the evening,
new stars are beginning to shine,
plovers’ static call fills the growing dim sky
and the reed warblers calling decline.
So when the changeover’s completed,
and day has now turned into night,
these lullaby songs of the evening,
are now hidden well out of sight.
Bullfrog! Bullfrog! Clearing your throat,
and crickets continue to cheep.
‘Sweet pretty creature,’ call of willy wagtail,
the ringtail awake from their sleep.
A red fox is yapping, then a mournful drawl,
the mopoke hoots steady and soft.
Radar pings in flight of the wattled bat
echo as it flies aloft.
A koala growls in the manna gum tops,
a sugar gliders’ stealing its space,
maned geese flying blind from dam to dam
moan ‘gnow’ for the night to embrace.
The lullaby song of the evening is dying,
where hunter and hunted exist,
for the art of survival is simply relying
on mute vigilance in their midst.
Bullfrog! Bullfrog! You are silent now,
reed warbler is sleeping at last.
Plovers’ are quiet, crickets no longer sing
the moon in a stillness drifts past.
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Re: Songs of the Evening
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by misty678 on Sunday, September 27, 2009 (06:04:42) |
Beatifully descriptive write
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Re: Songs of the Evening
by Anonymous on Sunday, September 27, 2009 (09:09:38) |
Lindsay~~A wonderful description of the day fading into the night. I'm a nature lover, so this really appealed to me. I will have to Google most of those birds, having only heard of the plover in my area of the world. This is a different write for you than I am used to. Excellent job! Joan
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Re: Songs of the Evening
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by Lou on Monday, September 28, 2009 (05:14:56) |
This is a beautiful poem Lindsay my friend, superb write, well done. Cheers Lou
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Re: Songs of the Evening
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by Melly on Monday, September 28, 2009 (19:57:34) |
A lovely poem Lindsay. I love your nature poems they are so discriptive and I can only imagine the beauty of all the birds you name.. Hugs Melly
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Re: Songs of the Evening
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by Ozymandias on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 (04:46:26) |
A really evocative write, Lindsay, well done.
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Re: Songs of the Evening
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by maryanns on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 (22:54:00) |
Oh, really enjoyed the songs of nature quieting down in the outback, Lindsay. From chattering and hooting to secret quiet, love that second to last stanza, a real special beaut. Best wishes, Mary Ann
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Re: Songs of the Evening
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by Ridge on Thursday, October 08, 2009 (22:54:53) |
Imaginatively descriptive. I can see, hear and feel the scenes set by your words. Nicely done!
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Re: Songs of the Evening
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by omegapaf on Sunday, October 11, 2009 (17:18:08) |
i love that time of day lindsay. when the birds seem to be shouting " i'm still alive. i made it through another day ". sometimes i can still hear it above the car alarms going off ha ha - wagtails and willow warblers - paul.
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