Yes, James, I like muchly the roll call idea, the alphabetical mantra, the
idea that they are our names not our birds, and the "not quite claimed".
Your estuary is proving fertile. Philip
>From: James Bell <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New sub: A Carnival Of Birds
>Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:55:35 +0000
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>Yes, I'm aware of the allusion to Saint-Saens and it's pretty well
>intentional. C&c welcome as always.
>
>A CARNIVAL OF ANIMALS
>
>We are all here today,
>a carnival of birds, though
>more properly, waders and
>other nefarious water lovers
>disposed towards marsh, riversides,
>the moon cycle reflected in daily tides
>and estuary sand bars.
>
>We are feathers of many colours
>and here we are for the roll call:
>cormorant, curlew, kittiwake, lapwing,
>oyster catcher, snipe and tern;
>the commoner gulls ducks and geese
>meet further off gathered in their
>own distinct flocks.
>
>We are all named here today
>with names given to us by humanity,
>names none have ever claimed,
>though we stand free,
>just outside the vision of their naked eyes
>on space they have not quite claimed
>for themselves.
>
>
>
>bw
>James
>
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>
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