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Pigeons on the crab tree
Two pigeons on the crab tree
as the sun rose from the night
ripening berries swallowed whole
before the blackbird and the crow
No thought for the 'morrow
live today . . . . . .
there'll be more on Tuesday
if not there'll be nettles, maybe
bread in the market square.
Nature will supply,swallow what
you can and while you can,
indulge the bounty that is earth.
as the sun rose from the night
ripening berries swallowed whole
before the blackbird and the crow
No thought for the 'morrow
live today . . . . . .
there'll be more on Tuesday
if not there'll be nettles, maybe
bread in the market square.
Nature will supply,swallow what
you can and while you can,
indulge the bounty that is earth.
Published 11th Jan 2016
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11th Jan 2016 1:12pm
Beautiful paying attention, Kexby. Reminds me of the biblical verse in Luke, 'Consider the ravens:'.
11th Jan 2016 1:24pm
There were two pigeon picking fruit off a crab tree early this morning. This poem is as child-like and simple as it can be to represent the life style of the pigeon . . . '.take no thought for the morrow' sufficient is the day to these birds . . . . . metaphor in nearly every line . . . . allegorical almost a parable.Thankyou for your comments Ahavati
11th Jan 2016 7:27pm
I love this poem, Kexby, very much.
Just sitting and observing what
nature gives all living creature, all
we have to do is accept it and thrive.
Just sitting and observing what
nature gives all living creature, all
we have to do is accept it and thrive.
11th Jan 2016 7:35pm
Thankyou standingmyground. Yes accept nature's gifts,they are free and generously given. I watch each day as the birds come to feed.we need never be lonely while nature attends our towns and country-side.
