Yes, it's true... here's an example ... it's by the 1920's bird-lover Elspeth Gwendoline Pargeter ( 1892-1931). See the robin on the bough I wonder what he's thinking now In the sky the birds all fly exuberantly, I wonder ... why ? The albatross ..ill-omen'd bird ! He neither sings nor says a word He is as silent as the sea on which he flies, eternally. O feathered friends, I love you so it saddens me when you must go. The little dunnock on its twig why is it not twice as big ? Or twice as small, or half as dull upon these things we all must mull but see ! The gentle kittiwake has eaten all our Christmas cake. See what I mean ... it's cack! Here's another one.. this time by Geraldine Harkness-Green ( 1906-1961) THE GANNET by Geraldine Harkness-Green. It swoops and steers above the wave and cares not for its steely tint it speeds its prey to gloomy grave its eye a thing of doom and glint haddock, mackerel, goby, sprat all shall perish, be sure of that as he dives with gleaming bill in amongst the teeming krill emerging from the surging sea triumphantly, triumphantly it speeds away to Skapa Flow on feathery wing, with eye aglow. ..the actual poem is a lot longer than that, but critics agree that was the best bit. As she honed her craft, she became more and more of a minimalist, and eventually, shortly before her death, the first acknowledged miniminimalist. Well, I hope you will agree with me now that all bird poetry is crap, and utter crap at that.... and if you find some really top crap stuff, you could send it to me at [email protected] It's got to be really duff though .. the competition is stiff out there. Hey ...we could have a whole special post of the most awful bird poetry in the universe... what a thought ! Come on, get, er, looking. But now, something a bit more inspiring ... it's going to be Wir sind Helden and the thunderous but thoughtful "Denkmal" ... killer riffs, amazing audience .... "Sie haben uns ein Denkmal gebaut"
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