Blackbirds in the corn

A blackbird taps out
A morning reveille on
My window beckoning
Me to watch the
Conquest
Once he had me
At attention
He darts off to join
The ranks of a
Thousand black dots
Lining the wires in
Military formation
A command.. then
The hum of wings
Fill the sky
An army of aerial
Warriors decend upon
A field ripe for
Harvest
The spoils of victory
Were many and I
Saluted the valiant
Effort
A solitary solidier
Swooped down to
My window and
Proudly displayed his
Golden nugget
He had captured
Kernel Corn!

Cafe
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Posted: Nov 2011
About this poem:
Looking out my window..

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lucy777
thumbs up good job Cafe..watching blackbirds sounds like fun!yay
niah9
applause applause applause Kathy
marikia
Such a pleasure to read, a little gem of a poem! Many thanks, Cafe, for sharing this "kernel of joy"!

Here is a little quote for you to enjoy: "I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs."(Joseph Addison) I can imagine the beauty of the place where you live!
Good luck to you!teddybear
Macduff5
Hi Cafe,

That little spot of time that you share with Nature at work. Very comforting. cheers
cafetwo2010
Ty Lucy** Thanks sweetie..kiss kiss
cafetwo2010
Ty niah** There's no fair maidens in the field so I gotta roll with the birds..grin teddybear angel
cafetwo2010
Ty Mac** I was in my comfort zone.. Thanks bro..thumbs up cheers
Maxeen_1
Blackbirds in the corn
by: cafetwo2010 Thankyou for sharing another
wonderful Gem I enjoyed Cafe... such an
observational and descriptive write. thumbs up gift wine
Odette67
Just a kernel of joy I
share with you
Watching black birds in
the corn~

Beautiful poem cafe..I feed and watch the birds every day..they are a delight. purple heart
cafetwo2010
Ty Odette** Take care of those lil birdies for me..wine kiss
cafetwo2010
A poem I completely reworked this morning. Thank you
Marikia. kiss
Cafe
marikia
It's beautiful! And in the Kernel Corn there is the Kernel of Joy like it used to be. You are always welcome, Cafe! Thank you for sharing!hug bouquet
godsprincessonline today!
Your right - this is cute and funny! He captured the "Kernel" but looks like the General got away! rolling on the floor laughing Quite a play on words there!

Kathy dancing teddybear
cafetwo2010
Marikia..
If you find a lil black bird pecking at your window it'll
probably be me incognito.. But that's just our lil
secret. grin kiss
Cafe
cafetwo2010
Kathy..
Yes, but when we do capture the general he's gonna
end up in a Bamboo cage with the rest of ya..
rolling on the floor laughing wine
Cafe
Redex
Loved that ---thousands of black dots lining the wires in military fashion---that is just as it is enjoyed reading cafeapplause
cafetwo2010
Redex..
Thank you sweet. Lol. I gotta kick outta this write.grin
kiss
Cafe
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