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Silhouettes
One year we met often. You cut blue
Into soft arcs with glib-tongued primary tips.
Your bare head hid no apology. Humility’s
Averting eyes were no where. Once I saw you
On the sand with something the gulls wanted.
Then five and a crow peppered a canyon
Hidden by oak groves. Once at eye level — I hiked
To an overlook and you silently ignored gawking
From below. Raised your strength and sunned.
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International Vulture Awareness Day 2009 is hosting a blog festival on September 5. IVAD09 invites you to blog about vultures. Write, film, draw or photograph Old or New World vultures and share your post with the world.
The IVAD09 blog festival will start on September 4 at 19:00 UTC/GMT/Zulu time. Mr Linky will be here to receive your name and permalink.
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My favorite line: “Your bare head hid no apology.” But really the poem is full of great language.
Thanks, Dave.
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I love the next line: “Humility’s
Averting eyes were no where.”
But the two belong together …
Very fine. :)
Thanks, Patricia!
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Excellent poem!
Thanks, Juliet.
and let’s hope that this blog festival will help raise awareness of the plight of the vultures!
Yes, yes. I wanted to write more about that, but was too short on time. I didn’t write nearly what I wanted to. Next year, or perhaps I’ll make it a yearlong project.
I love this poem! I think it’s a true original. Could there be another love poem to a vulture?
Thanks for my Frida poem and card! I’m way behind on my postcard poems. Here it is Sept., and I’m still trying to finish up. School has cramped my style.
Oh, Christine, thanks for visiting! Your time is precious these days especially. I miss you, but completely understand.
What a beautiful way to spread the love for vultures.
Thanks for visiting and commenting, Gwendolen.
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another excellent piece of writing. you glare into nature’s eye and come out with the most beautiful words ever. thanks for sharing such beautiful snippets. have a great night.
Thank you, Michelle. You are always so generous to me and my words and work.