Poem: "The Beauty of Birds"
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birdfeedingThis is today's second freebie from the February 6, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl on "Twisted Genres." It was inspired by a prompt from scrubjayspeaks. It also fills the "Eggs" square in my 2-1-24 card for the Valentines Bingo fest.
"The Beauty of Birds"
-- a limeriku
The beauty of birds is in eggs,
Those speckled or plain little kegs,
So go to the shore
And find a few more
Tucked under their parents' long legs.
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Notes:
scrubjayspeaks asked for a mashup of haiku and limerick. I'm calling this one a limeriku, which has the structure of a limerick but the mood and topic of a haiku.
The limerick is a poetic form that customarily features humor. Learn how to write a limerick.
The haiku comes in different types. It typically features nature and focuses on a moment in time. Learn how to write a haiku.
Birds lay eggs in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Many are quite beautiful. See a gallery of shorebird eggs. Learn how to identify nests and eggs. Browse some books about bird eggs and nests, including a sample from The Book of Eggs.
scrubjayspeaks. It also fills the "Eggs" square in my 2-1-24 card for the Valentines Bingo fest. "The Beauty of Birds"
-- a limeriku
The beauty of birds is in eggs,
Those speckled or plain little kegs,
So go to the shore
And find a few more
Tucked under their parents' long legs.
* * *
Notes:
scrubjayspeaks asked for a mashup of haiku and limerick. I'm calling this one a limeriku, which has the structure of a limerick but the mood and topic of a haiku.The limerick is a poetic form that customarily features humor. Learn how to write a limerick.
The haiku comes in different types. It typically features nature and focuses on a moment in time. Learn how to write a haiku.
Birds lay eggs in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Many are quite beautiful. See a gallery of shorebird eggs. Learn how to identify nests and eggs. Browse some books about bird eggs and nests, including a sample from The Book of Eggs.
