Mockingbird Chat

Mimic
Imitator
Fierce protector of home
Sharply demands that visitors
Move on.

But wait,
King of Songbirds,
My porch, my cedar tree, your nest,
I am willing to share my space,
And you?

Grey Bird
White banded wings
Tail upright, eye-to-eye
Insists this space is his domain,
Move on.

From pole
He announces
To all who will listen
Intruder alert, stay away,
Take flight,

Listen
Clearly I say
Let’s be friends, not foes,
He stands his ground, going nowhere
That’s that.

Mocking Bird  Chat in Cinquains

Take a look at Crapsey’s Cinquains
http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/621-crapsey-cinquain-and-some-of-its-variations/

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