tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post761188392401476828..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Black Irish poetryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53247681399748616642011-12-09T01:39:16.210-08:002011-12-09T01:39:16.210-08:00It's all true, Weaver. When you listen to one,...It's all true, Weaver. When you listen to one, make sure you can hear the other, which begins responding before the other has quite finished. This goes on all night - they don't seem to sleep at all. After about 10 minutes, it has the same effect as a babbling brook. Tongues of fire, etc.<br /><br />The closest thing to Kookaburras we have here is the Woodpecker, and they come in two varieties - 1920s black and white, and glorious Technicolour (TM). They have a vocabulary of one word, but I have not - as yet - been able to understand what it means. I think it's abusive.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19192970299161922532011-12-09T01:21:18.313-08:002011-12-09T01:21:18.313-08:00Oh Tom - I love it! We have eleven blackbirds at...Oh Tom - I love it! We have eleven blackbirds at our bird table this morning (all cock birds) - I shall have to try to listen to their conversation now.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62379523095580918162011-12-08T21:13:11.265-08:002011-12-08T21:13:11.265-08:00Personally I find the morning song of the Blackbir...Personally I find the morning song of the Blackbird far more beautiful than the wretched all night song of the Nightingale. The Blackbird knows when to stop!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1160821762720080562011-12-08T16:35:29.788-08:002011-12-08T16:35:29.788-08:00Wonderful, the storytellers of the bird world. Nic...Wonderful, the storytellers of the bird world. Nice work, Tom. I agree with Brismod that Kookaburra's yarns would not be quite so refined! Magpies on a full moon though, they are the choir birds.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16834702849657728992011-12-08T16:01:07.005-08:002011-12-08T16:01:07.005-08:00That was lovely Tom...listening with your heart......That was lovely Tom...listening with your heart...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-537826798004417812011-12-08T15:36:02.916-08:002011-12-08T15:36:02.916-08:00Would that be like the back and forth between your...Would that be like the back and forth between yourself and John?Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20298795497833892642011-12-08T15:19:47.584-08:002011-12-08T15:19:47.584-08:00How much wood would a woodchucker chuck, if a wood...How much wood would a woodchucker chuck, if a woodchucker could chuck wood?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29660636088063600132011-12-08T14:26:57.895-08:002011-12-08T14:26:57.895-08:00You have to come to Australia, Tom...to decipher t...You have to come to Australia, Tom...to decipher the Kookaburras' conversations. I imagine it is all about footy, beer and dirty jokes the way they carry on!brismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44285386070832033052011-12-08T13:59:31.051-08:002011-12-08T13:59:31.051-08:00Very nice post!Very nice post!Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40407320621318664602011-12-08T13:55:28.915-08:002011-12-08T13:55:28.915-08:00Hello Tom:
Beautifully put. It is things such as t...Hello Tom:<br />Beautifully put. It is things such as this that make us wistful for England [and Ireland, of course].Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com