"A Patchwork of Magpies"
Poem By Janet Flinn
There's a patchwork of Magpies across the land,
striding out
claiming it for their own.
Industrious and curious, parental devotion
sometimes excessive,
it seems to us.
Magpie stories abound, they've found a place
in our hearts,
we are useful.
Quintessence of Australia, the magpie team
are here and there,
sometimes next-door.
They are Australia's spirit- cheeky, bold, hard-working
not afraid
to take a chance.
In bush and town alike, the caroling of magpies
greets dawn and dusk,
each day.
A delicate melody, ill matched with boldly patterned black and white,
with serious beak
and purposeful claws.
The melody of magpies ripples gently through the sounds of
our lives,
into our hearts.
There's a patchwork of magpies across this land,
their land.
But we are the caretakers.
Copyright 2003 Janet Flinn
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