Birds 13 - Pileated Woodpeckers Comments
He made his move, as a man would
Piping to her clear and high
She reciprocated, side by side
They sat for a few minutes.
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Woodpeckers are a very large species, with numerous Sub+Species. In my compound, there stands an old arecanut tree, already dead, with its green head of foliage gone. I hear an incessant tap-tap and look out to see a pair of beautiful woodpeckers
Hi Poet Mr Kim Barney, the woodpecker could be pecking (or penning) his poem on the house of our Master Poet. You have to bear with it, sir.
Excellent piece, I hear woodpeckers in spring where I live too. A good 5*
I do love them. The woodpeckers here are not the pileated ones. But nice to watch see, harsh to the ears 😊
Seeing pileated woodpeckers is a great experience. You should try it. : ) bri
Sure. I watch them on u-tube. In our place, Kerala too we have lots. They make holes on all our coconut trees, mango trees and even the sturdy jack-fruit trees. But they are not the pileated ones. Still quite beautiful.
I've seen birds and dogs and cattle and at least one (make that TWO) horses 'having '. And even slugs once. I still didn't get it quite right the first time tried it. Ha! bri ;)
You should have tried with a different girlfriend, Bri. Provided, the first one doesn't object.
Thank You, Dillipji. As have said, bird-watching is my passion, second to poetry & reading. But woodpeckers are a class apart, sir. We should watch them work to understand them. Thank You
I had to research 'couched' vs 'crouched' and, again, language is SO COMPLICATED sometimes! I thought poet meant 'crouched' & I still do. ' To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent'
You are right Bri. I will make the correction. Thank you. English is so complicated. And Indlish much more complicated.
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Great poetic expressions and very informative poem. To my favorites.
A beautiful, very vivid and unique story crafted in a spellbinding poem. So brilliantly expressed.
Excellent poetic diction on Pileated woodpecker; it's a beautiful birds loving song
Thank You, dear poet. Bird-watching is my passion. I love to read about them.
Thank you, dear poet for the good words about the poem. Feels great.
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Part 2. I hear an incessant tap-tap and look out to see a pair of beautiful woodpeckers working on their hole. The tree is pretty tall and it moves with each tap. So I could not capture a pic to share with you on ph. Sorry about that.