Monday, October 24, 2011

A black drongo stops by

A drongo came visiting, and it was black
Not ashy, I knew for red iris it lacked.

It wheezed, whistled and swooped
as, for flying insects it looked.




Swift forays from the teak branch
I tell you, he had plenty to munch.

Maybe he will visit again, for lunch
a beakful of insects do make a good crunch.



A background of white teak flowers
followed by October showers
and then the power fails for hours
making us into pretender troubadours!


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4 comments:

  1. Trails of a TravelerOctober 26, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Good one..

    Ram

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  2. Amila SalgadoNovember 1, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Sweet, flowergirl.
    I do not often see Black Drongos where I live because it is a northern specialty over here.

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  3. flowergirlNovember 10, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Thanks Ram...though I do fin thelast two lines a bit clunky!! Shall blame it on the power cuts!!

    Amila, you mean its in the northern parts of SL? Are you watching the cricket?

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  4. SgJuly 23, 2024 at 4:32 PM

    good one :)

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