Pelicans at Altona

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creative pauses
scene of flying pelicans
a moving poem

regards,
D.

Re: Pelicans at Altona (Score: 1 ) by Ozymandias on Monday, July 09, 2012 (22:06:12)

Thanks Deepali, and also for your comment on this in the forums!


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nicely done.. it makes you want to hold your breath at each pause and wonder how every day we make fools of our selves to be noticed and loved. Thanks for the read.

Re: Pelicans at Altona (Score: 1 ) by Ozymandias on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 (00:22:12)

A nice angle on the poem!
Thanks GG.


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Yes, so beautiful the scene of contrast against the sky - if only one has time to look and marvel. Truly enjoyed - Mary Ann

Re: Pelicans at Altona (Score: 1 ) by Ozymandias on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 (17:56:19)

Thanks. I do in fact often see these pelicans flying overhead in their V formation, they are beautiful birds in the sky!


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A deep statement made in a playful manner. That takes skill. I also remember noting in the forums that I really like the regional quality of this. I cannot imagine seeing wild pelicans here in the desert of Arizona. This poem is a gem.

Re: Pelicans at Altona (Score: 1 ) by Ozymandias on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 (17:58:22)



I guess you would not see pelicans in a desert! But I am just a few miles from the coast, and there are wetlands around also, and pelicans are common. I muse on their lives, and the difference from our own, from time to time.


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Excellent work, Ozzyman. The last stanza wraps it up in a very skillful way. Cheers. R

Re: Pelicans at Altona (Score: 1 ) by Ozymandias on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 (20:44:25)

Thanks Ramonez! Good to hear from you.


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loved this in the forums. it grabs you and shakes you in a good way, left me shaking my head and wondering why i indeed do make a fool of myself for fish...wonderful writing, Rory.

Re: Pelicans at Altona (Score: 1 ) by Ozymandias on Thursday, July 12, 2012 (19:38:58)

Thanks Chris, I felt that in contemplating the pelicans we could all learn a lesson.


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G'day Rory...
An amazing bird Rory. Thousands of pelicans leave for Lake Eyre in the desolate outback when the lake fills to breed and it's heartbreaking to see hundreds of dead chicks dead and dying when the water becomes too salty and the food supply disappears. Ever since a pelican damaged my face in the barmah forest I keep my distance. Isn't it great to see these birds so close to the bustling city.
Thanks Rory
Lindsay

Re: Pelicans at Altona (Score: 1 ) by Ozymandias on Friday, July 13, 2012 (02:27:13)

I've not ever had trouble with pelicans, sorry if one got at you - perhaps you were too close to its chicks or something. Seeing Lake Eyre would be something else, eh? There's a fellow who has taken some marvellous photos of the lake. I think they might be on the ABC website. But it's sad about the birds, yes.


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