Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Spun

Hush!
There’s a cardinal in the brush
and if you’re careful not to flush
him out, he’ll show his blush.

See!
He’s there beside that tree
and if we’re quiet as can be
we may not make him flee.

Darn!
Now he’s flown behind the barn
and down beyond the corn
but at least we have this yarn.

2 comments:

  1. Sadie8:45 PM

    So, Mr yarn maker;
    You have a taker
    Here's one for you
    It may or may not be true.

    The Great Spirit had a meeting
    With every kind of bird.
    He challenged each and every one With
    these words.
    "The one who flies the highest
    Will get a great reward;
    The most beautiful song,
    To that bird it will belong."

    And so it was certain to all
    contestants there;
    That the Eagle was the bird to fly
    highest In the air.

    As the majestic bird began to rise to
    Heights surpassing all the rest;
    Suddenly there was another that flew
    Higher than the Eagle's best.
    It was the bird called Thrush
    which had hidden in the
    feathers on the back of the Eagle,
    And brought embarrassment to the
    bird That was so regal.

    The Great Spirit heard of the deception
    And so there was another "gift" that was
    to go along to the bird that gained the
    most Beautiful song;

    The Great Spirit said to the Thrush,
    "Because you were unfair
    You will from now on hide yourself
    In the deep wood with care
    And only sing your song within the evening
    Air"...
    That's how the bird called "Wood Thrush"
    Received the melodious tune....and
    Why it is almost never seen by me or
    by you.
    -:-

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  2. Yarns are for stretching
    or flooring the fetching
    but when they inform us
    the gain is enormous.

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