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Black Phoebe Among the Pigeons

Free verse poem about female black phoebe

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Comment from bob cullen
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Gee, your words flow so gracefully together in this poem providing such an amazing picture in my mind. While my preference in poetry prefers rhyme, your word picture here more than satisfied. My mind created its own view. And that too added to a pleasurable read.

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2025


reply by the author on 01-Apr-2025
    Thank you for your kind review.
Comment from pome lover
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That is lovely. And I learned something as that bird is new to me.
I have to admit I never thought of a bird radiating hope to find a mate. (radiating is probably the wrong word, but it's late and my vocab is shutting down :) Still an interesting poem and informative.
Katharine

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2025


reply by the author on 01-Apr-2025
    Thank you for your thoughtful review.
reply by pome lover on 01-Apr-2025
    you're most welcome!
Comment from forestport12
Exceptional
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I so enjoy how this poem entertained and taught me. This unique bird came to life, and I could really envision it like a solitary one with that occasional flirty call to a male. And also the image of the other collection of birds, but this one is in her own world. Memorable.

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2025


reply by the author on 01-Apr-2025
    Thank you for your detailed, generous review.
Comment from lyenochka
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What a beautiful poem! And you are the real expert on birds so I wish you were doing this project I took on. Thank you for sharing about this lovely black phoebe ! Like how you contrast her with the pigeons which I learned are really Smart! Virtual six!

 Comment Written 01-Apr-2025


reply by the author on 01-Apr-2025
    Thank you for taking the time to read and review this bird-filled poem.
Comment from royowen
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A beautifully written work Christie, it is decidedly language rich, with highly descriptive and image bearing writing, I love the description of the various creatures festooning and weaving themselves in and out of the narrative, beautifully written, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 31-Mar-2025


reply by the author on 31-Mar-2025
    Thank you for your kind and thoughtful review.
reply by royowen on 01-Apr-2025
    Most welcome
Comment from Michael Ludwinder
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I absolutely loved your poem The way you captured the phoebe's spirit and the promise of something more was just beautiful. I could see the black phoebe balancing on the wire - surrounded by the pigeons. This was such a joy to read - so well done!

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 Comment Written 31-Mar-2025


reply by the author on 31-Mar-2025
    Thank you for your super review.
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
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What a lovely poem about a bird i have never heard of for some reason, which is odd because I love birds and try to learn to recognize them when they come to visit our feeders. Very nice free verse and your inspiration couldn't be a better one. Good luck in the contest. thanks for sharing.

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 Comment Written 31-Mar-2025


reply by the author on 31-Mar-2025
    Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review. We used to have a bird feeder years ago, but I can't do that now due to having two cats around.