lovebird morning

Frank Prem

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

 

~

  • Author: Frank Prem (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 12th, 2017 00:03
  • Category: Love
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Comments3

  • Michael Edwards

    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

    • Frank Prem

      Used to be named as plovers, now lapwings.

      Always. look like undertakers.

    • Goldfinch60

      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

      • Frank Prem

        Cheers GF - I looked, but they aren\'t the same.

        PIcs of mine here:

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_lapwing

        • Goldfinch60

          Very similar, obviously the same types of bird.

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        • orchidee

          A fine write Frank.

          • Frank Prem

            Thanks O. Cheers.



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