the ululation
screeching from the meadow
in the darkness of pre-morning
is a courtship dance
lapwings in love
for a moment I thought
fire alarm
an ambulance
the nightmare from my childhood
with the aliens in it
no
it’s the sound of plover poetry
read with yellow beaks
and spur wings
KI-YAY-YAY-AY-YAY
KI-YAY-YAY-YAY
o sensual
o love-song
scream it loud
while circling above the paddock
while walking on the ground
around the cattle
scream
while stalking
suited like an undertaker
KI-YAY
KI-YAY
a scream in still-dark morning
but shush you
don’t disturb
the lovebirds
KI-YAY-YAY-AY-YAY
KI-YAY-YAY-YAY
~
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Author:
Frank Prem (
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Comments3
We also have lapwings in the UK (also known as peewits on account of their song) but I suspect a different species of the same family - great write Frank
Used to be named as plovers, now lapwings.
Always. look like undertakers.
Good write Frank, they may well be the same as the UK ones, see this for the UK peewit to see it it is the same
https://www.gwct.org.uk/media/569541/lapwing500.jpg?width=500&height=332&crop=true
Cheers GF - I looked, but they aren\'t the same.
PIcs of mine here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_lapwing
Very similar, obviously the same types of bird.
I quite enjoy them, but they're noisy when the get going.
A fine write Frank.
Thanks O. Cheers.
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