More Than a Snack

By Richard L. Provencher

Sat, 12 Aug 2023
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It was on a horizontal

fence plank

that knew its moments

rather than a subdued oak

needing another

coat of badly needed

stain – now acting

as a respite for a perched

sparrow.

 

She saw an opportunity

just below

her hungry eyes

a worm movement. She

quickly fluttered to

the ground

in pursuit of lunch-

yummy.

 

 

Certificate U
Poem
Words that Matter
Nature

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Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

 

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by Turlough on

I like the way that the fence plank features as much in your poem as the bird and the meal do. Setting the scene helps the tale to unfold in the imagination.

I hope by now it's been rewarded with the stain.

Turlough

Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on

Your  thoughtful comments are most generous, Turlough. Thanks. A nice coat is on the way. Anyone out there know now how to get rid of gout in the shoulder - a result of my fall two months ago.

Richard L. Provencher

Submitted by Turlough on

Ooooh, nasty! Gout is the crystalised excess of uric acid in the body. The most effective treatment is a change in diet to avoid all the foodstuffs that contain uric acid.

Another fall with the impact directed at the same site might dissipate the crystals but, in my opinion, the discomfort that it causes may be worse than the original condition.

Keep well and keep upright!

Turlough