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Yesterday while I stood on a station platform I saw a sight that moved me enough to put it into a poem. I spent the entire train journey grinning and thanking the Almighty for having witnessed nature at work.

 

Bird Dance

 

In that elusive time before dusk covered the sky with its blanket

Black birds clouded an oddly clear winter sky

They danced and pranced; dived and jived

Happy shapes they drew, in loyal clump they flew

A large, fluid, sexy mass out to salute

The end of a rare, warm winter's day

 

Now and then a few broke off in sudden flurry

Flew their own rebellious way

Formed baby mischief-black clouds

But rapidly they'd be drawn back

To the magnetic, mother swarm

Once more they'd be one, an irresistible whole

 

At times the reckless would suddenly Kamikaze-dive

Into lazy, unknowing, rooftops

Then just as suddenly, a split-moment before contact

They'd curve elegantly back into the sky

Peacock-proud, eagle-sure;

Reunite safely with the fluffy ball

 

Transfixed, I watched; amused, I hid a smile

Wished I could swoop, soar and frolic,

Somersault in the sky, leave in my wake happy bird-prints

Liberated from earthly gravity, buoyed by levity

Play catch with the birds, catch play with the birds

 

That's when they flew teasingly, directly above me

Hypnotised, back and far fell my head

I caught sight of the soft, underside of the dark, feathery wall

Then heard a solid, dull thud to my left

Startled I turned awkwardly to find

A white-green, luminous bird gift on my shoulder

 

I laughed; not a care who saw, in no hurry

To remove acknowledgement from my shoulder

Celebrated, finally part of their fun-filled game

I waited fearfully, hopefully for more luck

But they were done wasting time with me and had

Returned their attention to a sulking temporarily ignored sky

 

The train arrived on unfortunate time

Reluctantly I stepped aboard, took window-seat

Pressed face close to cool glass, smiled secret smile and

Left my dancing black birds to perform to

An early, eager, full-perfect moon held captive

In the elusive time before dusk covered

A rare, warm winter's sky with its blanket

 

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kaaalay gabaygaan waan garan waaye nooh, qooley la rifaayo maa ka hadleysaa ,miso qooleyda niikineyso..warka ii jilci nooh, ani xataa waa rifi jiray nooh lol wink.gif only when i am puttin sacfaraan on them ..dont call the animal right on me now..lol ..holla

 

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nin dooli dilay , dad muus u daahaa. lol*

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These birds were made for dancing. ONLY. U mess with them, u mess with me..lol and u don't want that. Unless u wanna see what rif-rif really is.lol

 

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