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Thursday, February 12, 2015

DMC: "Dear Maggenpie" by M. H. Barnes




Dear Maggenpie, oh magpie dear,

Your song is heaven to my ear.
Enraptured by your melody,
I sing your praise adoringly.

A Siren, you beguile, entrance…
Poor heart! I never stood a chance.

This helmet is my badge of shame
for when you swoop and scream my name.

I watch you nesting up above
and though you don’t return my love,
all’s well, my dear – I don’t feel slighted.

Yours forever,

Unrequited

 © 2015 Michelle Heidenrich Barnes. All rights reserved.


USEFUL LINKS: 

Australian Magpie Singing  
How to Keep Safe from Swooping Australian Magpies


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11 comments:

  1. Linda BFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    Oh wonderful, it is entrancing! Love it all, but that ending is perfect! Beautiful rhyming!

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  2. Buffy SilvermanFebruary 12, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    I learned so much about Australian magpies this afternoon--love that song, those swooping characters, and your wonderful poem!

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    1. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesFebruary 12, 2015 at 8:38 PM

      Thank you, Buffy. :) You would LOVE the Australian bird life. Actually, I bet you would love the Australian wildlife in general... the spiders, the flying foxes, the echidnas.... I hope you get to visit one day.

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    2. Damon DeanFebruary 13, 2015 at 10:00 AM

      Your magpie is enchanting...loved the link to the actual bird song. Your link to swooping precautions brought back memories of very defensive mockingbirds I have often encountered when climbing trees as a youngster. Wearing a helmet never crossed my mind.

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    3. catherinemjohnson.comFebruary 13, 2015 at 12:50 PM

      Great poem, Michelle!

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  3. Maria GianferrariFebruary 13, 2015 at 12:37 PM

    A fun poem, Michelle! I loved the link to their melodic birdsong. I'd love to some day visit Australia & New Zealand primarily for the wildlife!

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  4. RosiFebruary 13, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    Love the signature line. Great stuff. Thanks.

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  5. michelle koganFebruary 15, 2015 at 5:50 PM

    Oh your magpie was beautiful, and so melodious I can hear her singing in the distance… Many thanks!

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  6. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesFebruary 16, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    Thanks everyone. Your comments are music to my ears! ;)

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  7. Liz SteinglassFebruary 19, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    Fun! Love the slighted/unrequited rhyme.

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