Saturday, March 25, 2017

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[kiskadee from google dot com]
KISKADEE
Kiskadee kis kis kadee
you sing your syllables
a morning tune for free
another of life's miracles

someone notes your calling
and ponders, this be poem
the art of some installing
word craft, a worthy totem.
KISKADEE © gillena cox 2017

Blog hopping today with
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
Weekend Mini Challenge: Thought Animals
Today Kim has challenged us - Today’s challenge is to choose an animal, any animal you like, and turn it into a poem about a poem, writing in quatrains and following as closely as you can the process of writing a poem.

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Kiskadee Call from Environment & Natural Resources on Vimeo.

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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

16 comments:

  1. brudbergMarch 25, 2017 at 5:12 PM

    The bird call is a poem in itself... what a wonderful process in writing.

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  2. Gillena CoxMarch 25, 2017 at 7:54 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Björn

    Much love...

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  3. AnonymousMarch 25, 2017 at 8:11 PM

    Thank you for this wonderful bird-song

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  4. Magaly GuerreroMarch 25, 2017 at 8:29 PM

    Birds are poets, indeed...

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 26, 2017 at 4:35 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Magaly


      Much love...

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 25, 2017 at 10:32 PM

    Such a beautiful bird! I love your closing lines especially.

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  6. Kim M. RussellMarch 26, 2017 at 2:14 AM

    Wow, Gillena! I read the poem and tried to imagine what the kiskadee sounded like before listening to the video clip. I imagined a kissing sound. It's an amazing call.
    Your quatrains have captured the soul of the bird. I love the sibilance in the opening lines, as if you are whispering to the bird, its free morning tune and the idea that it is a 'worthy totem'.

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 26, 2017 at 4:36 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Kim. You gave us a very challenging prompt

      Much love...

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  7. Kerry O'ConnorMarch 26, 2017 at 1:09 PM

    This is a gem!

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 26, 2017 at 3:51 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Kerry

      Much love...

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  8. Anmol (HA)March 26, 2017 at 2:27 PM

    Not someone but rather you have noted that calling and turned it into such a splendid verse. :-)
    -HA

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 26, 2017 at 3:52 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Anmol

      Much love...

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  9. Debi SwimMarch 27, 2017 at 5:54 PM

    "someone notes your calling
    and ponders, this be poem" wonderful and thanks for add the clip. I love this bird song.

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  10. Gillena CoxMarch 27, 2017 at 11:44 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Debi

    Much love...

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