ADVENT OF THE BLACK SWANS (photomorph) & BIRDS! (non-dream mixed format poem) by Roswila

BIRDS!

sidewalk Birds, Birds, Birds!
(with the occasional Lime among them
like an ugly duckling)
wingless and fearless, perched for the taking,
obstructing entranceways and even gardens

what's convenience for many, a hindrance to others:
squeeze your walker past them, why don't you

and cast a spell, making a truth of the lie
in their name: Begone! Fly Off!


[non-dream tanka capped by two 2-liners written 11-16-18. This was drafted on my first long walk in a couple of weeks. In only that short period of time the flock of Birds (with the occasional other brand, Lime) landing in our area has grown tremendously. Ack! Making it worse is the inconsideration of many who leave them partially blocking our already narrow or crowded sidewalks. Ah well, it was really good to be up to a walk. And I'll adjust to this change. (With some grousing, obviously.) What I'm not looking forward to is when the UCSB students are all back from Thanksgiving Holiday trips and crowd the sidewalks and streets riding them. (Yeah, just like they do with their bikes. Even though it's not legal to ride a bike on a sidewalk.) Then there's the skateboarders. Oh my, I'm sounding an awful lot like a cranky old lady. Hm, could it be that I am? :-D I hasten to add that it's a rare student who isn't considerate of me with my walker. It's just that all it takes is one who really messes up and I'll be the one in trouble. I was nearly wiped out recently by a skateboarder. Though the bigger -- but more readily anticipated -- problems are those who text while walking toward me, completely oblivious and on a collision course! (I usually wait til the last minute to say something, just to see how long it will take them to notice me ... an old lady's game of chicken. LOL) I suppose I can see all this as keeping me "sharp," so to speak. Aware and on the alert. Not a bad thing at all. As long as I still enjoy the walks, and I most definitely do. Photomorph "Advent of the Black Swans" 5-27-15 017v7e) by Roswila]

PLEASE NOTE: in most browsers you can click on the above image for a larger version. Also, the photo accompanying a post is not necessarily meant to illustrate it, but to reflect some small, even slant aspect of the verse, similar to Japanese haiga (illustrated haiku).

There are many other sorts of posts on this blog. I indicate which are about or influenced by dreams. Some non dream focused posts are book reviews, "regular" poems (some by other writers), scifaiku, writing exercises, Tarot haiku, photos, haiga, and so on. However, most of those are in much older posts. There's a listing by month going back to early 2006, at the end of the sidebar.

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until next time, keep dreaming,

[a/k/a Patricia Kelly]
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