AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
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Sunday, May 25, 2008

In the world of one magpie

Pics by Gemma Wiseman
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ReadWrite prompt ~ Exercise in Comparisons
Simply Snickers prompt ~ cordial + company
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Meet Norm the amazing magpie who regularly visits our home. If he's not getting attention, he politely knocks at the door. In the next stage, if that fails, he not so politely decides to shred the front door mat. And then! He calls! Very very loudly and non stop like a warbling "coo-eee" in the base of the throat! After his morning photo shoot, (see pics below), he decided to check out the competition. I was trying to photograph some musical figurines, but he just had to get in on the act! So there he is (see above)! Big Norm and the little music man!
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He struts like a professional model ~
His curiosity is always sharpened
With blatant nosiness ~
And his impeccable ego is like a stubborn
Petulant child
Who simply will never understand that
Wrong is wrong and
Manners are manners

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But when Norm
Edges closer
On the arms
Of a chair
That he claims
Is his
There is a strong sense
That he needs
To be wanted
To be loved

And there is a strong sense
That company
Could be
A two way street ~
In fact
It is hard to say
Whether Norm
Or we
Offer the cordial welcome
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But quickly
That small
Sensitive moment
Melts
When he checks
The call of
Wild
Freedom

And he flies
Into the skies of
Just another
Common
Magpie
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3 comments:

paisley said...

he is quite the beauty,, and seems very much at home with his human counterparts... what an amazing tale....

Anonymous said...

I LOVE Norm. What a character. And what an enchanting tale.

LA Nickers said...

Great post AND photos!

What a story.

Thanks for playing this week!

Blessings,
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