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Galahs
Posted by Scribbler, Jul 6, 2008. 575 views. ID = 1461
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 | A poem about galahs, a small Australian cockatoo. |  | This post has been awarded 22 stars by 6 readers. |  | This post is Part 1 of a writing series titled Birds. |
Galahs
With pink and grey plumage
And a raucous squawk
Afraid of nothing
Until the hawk hovers near.
The alarm is raised
And almost as one
They rise and turn and then are gone.
The feeding flock when on the ground
Their waddling gaits belie
The acrobatic skills and their mastery of the sky.
Roosting in a drought dead tree
Cockatoos chatter then hush.
Soft pink grey blossoms on every branch
In the fading light are the tree's last chance
To be beauteous as spring’s first blush.
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| This post has been awarded 22 stars by 6 readers. | | This post is Part 1 of a writing series titled Birds. The next part of this series can be found here: Thornbill. |  | This post is part of a writing prompt: Alphabet Soup - G |  | This is a revised version of a post. Click here to view the original version
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Comments
Douglas
Jul 6, 2008 | Nicely done - I think I like this best of the things you've written so far! Just one small thing: I think after the line And almost as one you don't want a period, as the next line is part of the same sentence.
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