Birds by auntietk

Writers • Challenge • posted on Apr 17, 2013

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Birds Over morning coffee ... Honey, What's that sound? whsh whsh whsh whsh whsh whsh I don't hear anything whsh whsh whsh whsh whsh whsh You don't hear that? Sounds like the starter On an old car whsh whsh whsh whsh whsh whsh Nope I don't hear anything Too weird a sound to leave it be, I opened the door and looked out. No longer muffled The sound changed Metallic bang bang bang bang bang bang Okay, now I hear it! bang bang bang bang bang bang Sounds like a metal can lid Banging in the wind Too rhythmic to be the wind Maybe something mechanical Finally Looking up I saw ... A woodpecker Banging his head Like a heavy metal fan Pounding on the faded aluminum sheets Of an old neon sign Advertising for a mate Showing off to the world bang bang bang bang bang bang Morning metal Music to my ears ................. Bill took the picture. .................. The April challenge in the Writer's Gallery is BIRDS It's not a contest ... just a challenge to see what we can come up with given a single topic and a limited amount of time. Anyone is welcome to participate!

Comments (15)

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Faemike55

9:08PM | Wed, 17 April 2013

and there is nothing wrong with a metal head!!!!! Great prose and capture I wonder if he listens to Manowar or Rammstein? or both

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kgb224

9:33PM | Wed, 17 April 2013

Outstanding writing Tara. God bless.

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Merrylee

10:41PM | Wed, 17 April 2013

Outstanding Tara...

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Wolfenshire

10:47PM | Wed, 17 April 2013

Beautiful writing. Well done.

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wysiwig

10:50PM | Wed, 17 April 2013

Wonderful slice of life. I hope he didn't hurt his beak. Reminded me of what my father would sometimes say when asked a stupid question. "So what are you going to do now?" "Bang my head against the wall and shot hooray!"

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bmac62

11:25PM | Wed, 17 April 2013

Ha! This woodpecker came out of nowhere just to give you inspiration for answering the Writer's Gallery Monthly Challenge. Sometimes all you have to do is wait...the thing you are hoping for will come knocking at your door. Well done:)

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durleybeachbum

12:27AM | Thu, 18 April 2013

Marvellous! And what a great experience!

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Blush

1:03AM | Thu, 18 April 2013

Great poem and pic as well I got up an Easter Acrostic wish you would come give it a read....... I think you would like it Hugs Susab

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bobrgallegos

10:08AM | Thu, 18 April 2013

Great capture and narrative!

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GrandmaT

10:13AM | Thu, 18 April 2013

Excellent work!

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helanker

12:35PM | Thu, 18 April 2013

WOW! LOL! That was such fun and a sweet poem :)

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RodS

8:48PM | Thu, 18 April 2013

When we lived in our other house years ago, we had one of these little buggers that would land on the light pole in front of our house, and start pounding on it at 5 in the morning.....Ratatatatatatatatatat.. I called that bird some pretty bad names... :-O A fun poem, Tara! And a cool shot by Bill!

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Chipka

5:40AM | Fri, 19 April 2013

I love a good slice of life, a wonder of reality, something else (most of reality is something else, after all) and great, fun, human perceptions. This poem has it all. I love the rhythms...there's the rhythm of thought, the rhythm of the woodpecker himself (herself?) and the oddness of...well...a metalpecker. I know when spring arrives because it sounds like woodpeckers, robins, and starlings. Ah...birds! You and Bill make excellent collaborators too. Image and text dovetail perfectly, and given the nature of the Bird Challenge, I have to wonder if I just made a pun. Hmmm... I like this. It's pure brilliance.

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