Bird Words

Posted on March 23, 2016 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

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Bird Words

A comfort of song-thrushes
a peck of worm-hunters
a jabber of sparrows
a swoop of ospreys
a tickle of feathers
a stoop of kestrels
a perch of parrots
a wheel of flight
the fluttering
the beauty
the verve
of birds

Bird Words for dVerse.  The image is of the bathroom window made by Jock and left behind in our last house.  In turn, it was a repeat of one he made for our first French House.

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21 Responses to Bird Words

  1. katiemiafrederick says:
    April 6, 2016 at 22:19

    TheY fly
    TheY fly
    parrot
    says
    that’s
    aLL
    tHey
    kNows..;)

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  2. mishunderstood says:
    March 25, 2016 at 04:27

    You have honoured the best of them here! Oh the “verve of birds”! Love it. 🙂

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  3. whimsygizmo says:
    March 24, 2016 at 18:21

    What a gorgeous window, Viv! And I’m tickled by your slow trickle of bird words. Wonderful.

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  4. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    March 24, 2016 at 17:14

    I think I can hear the birds coming together in the end…

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  6. lillian says:
    March 24, 2016 at 12:51

    Nicely done! Love the listing…..love the narrowing!

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  7. felicity says:
    March 24, 2016 at 06:02

    I love this. Especially this:
    “a swoop of ospreys
    a tickle of feathers”

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  8. Bodhirose says:
    March 24, 2016 at 02:06

    Really fun, Viv. The prompt was such an interesting one. You and your husband are so talented. I just clicked on “Jock’s Embroideries”…just amazing and I also admired your quilting handiwork. I love the stained glass window that your husband crafted too. What a creative couple you make!

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  9. Hannah Gosselin says:
    March 23, 2016 at 23:17

    I adore your bird words, Viv!! 🙂

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  10. Crowing Crone Joss says:
    March 23, 2016 at 23:06

    I love birds, of every kind, in every place even thieving magpies. That window is beautiful, must have been a bit heartbreaking to leave it and others behind.

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  11. othermary says:
    March 23, 2016 at 22:52

    Yes, just so. Delightful!

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  12. tialys says:
    March 23, 2016 at 18:16

    I followed the link and it was so interesting – I hadn’t heard of many of those bird words. I think my particular favourite has to be ‘a paddle of ducks’.

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  13. Bastet says:
    March 23, 2016 at 16:45

    Cool … how suitable for spring!

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  14. Sanaa Rizvi says:
    March 23, 2016 at 15:01

    This is absolutely stunning Viv 🙂

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  15. brendaintheboro says:
    March 23, 2016 at 14:13

    Jock is as talented as you Viv. I love those parrots.

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  16. kaykuala (@hankkaykuala) says:
    March 23, 2016 at 14:02

    Yes, Viv! Everything of birds is typically represented there. Cleverly done!

    Hank

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  17. Grace says:
    March 23, 2016 at 13:08

    How beautiful these birds are ~ Love the group of birds in your poem Viv ~

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  18. katechiconi says:
    March 23, 2016 at 11:59

    An exaltation of larks, a murmuration of starlings, a parliament of rooks. You’ve picked one of my favourite classes of words. Love this poem, Viv!

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