Gutter Gardening.

Goldfinch60



Bang!

Want was that?

Thud!

Another one!

And again.

Into the conservatory I go

And look up.

There in the roof gutter

A blackbird is gardening.

Thud!

There it goes again,

As he removes moss

From the gutter.

And drops it

Onto the glass roof.

There is now so much there

I can barely see out

The conservatory roof!

Don’t you just love nature!

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 31st, 2022 01:06
  • Comment from author about the poem: It is also starlings and sparrows that do this.
  • Category: Humor
  • Views: 40
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments10

  • orchidee

    Good write Gold.

  • Doggerel Dave

    Andy - now listen carefully: rattle the jolly old piggy bank, call in all those debts and gather enough moolah to pay for qualified tradies (Aussie term?) to clean your glasshouse roof - and clear the guttering also. DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS TASK YOURSELF.

    MPS needs you!

    • Goldfinch60

      Thank you for your advice Dave, I will check my piggy bank to see if there is enough in there.

      Most kind.

      Andy

    • Paul Bell

      You need a hawk.
      Though when the Hawk's done its job, I don't know what you get next to get rid of it.

      • Goldfinch60

        I have had sparrowhawks in the garden and one was in for over an hour eating a collared turtle dove so I know what they leave - fascinating to see.

        Andy

        • Paul Bell

          Nature at work

        • L. B. Mek

          firstly, and most sincerely
          thank you! for introducing
          this soul nourishing
          music and video
          into my life!
          and then, your
          slice of life
          nature Championing, poetry
          just hits the spot
          what a privilege, thank you Andy

          • Goldfinch60

            Thank you Mek, you are most kind.

            Andy

          • Neville



            I do indeed Andy .. unlike an egg, it can't be beat ..

            .. is this by any chance one of your previous poems given a spring airing .. I seem to remember it, or is it just a case of Nev je vu .......... N 🙂

            • Goldfinch60

              Yes Neville it is an old one of mine but I thought it was pre MPS.

              Andy

            • dusk arising

              Just be thankful blackbirds havent invented tractors.

            • Christina8

              Wow, you are very lucky to have a conservatory and then to have the birds clean out your gutters for you...Must have been a scare at first!

              • Goldfinch60

                Thank you Christina, the conservatory is our dining room all year round.

                Andy

              • Rocky Lagou

                Hehe! A giggle-worthy poem indeed! I swear I think birds have a secret consciousness unaware to humankind.

                • Goldfinch60

                  Thank you Rocky. Yes you may be right.

                  Andy

                • Bella Shepard

                  On the bright side, you may not have gutters overflowing during heavy rains. As long as they don't start charging you for moss removal. What a fun read, thank you for the humor of the day.

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Thank you Bella, yes the gutters remain clean most of the time.

                    Andy

                  • dean langmuir

                    Good one,other comments say it all,take care,poet on.

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Thank you Dean.

                      Andy



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