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The Canary

Discussion in 'Norwich City' started by royalbarclayfan, Feb 14, 2012.

  1. royalbarclayfan

    royalbarclayfan Well-Known Member

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    ( A tribute in these high flying times)

    `Tis a thing of beauty
    The wee canary bird,
    When on a spell of duty
    Its joyous song is heard,
    What a sight to behold
    Most colourful in flight,
    But also it hides untold
    Resources for the fight,
    Adaptable it is too
    When faced with different foes,
    Smart and quick to see through
    The threat that they may pose,
    Shining golden yellow
    He sticks out in a crowd,
    And despite size, this fellow
    Has reason to be proud,
    High up in the airways
    With larger birds en bloc,
    You might see him on clear days
    Amongst the leading flock,
    Fearless as he flies there
    He really looks the part,
    And up there where the sky´s clear
    He´s happy as a lark,
    Forget the age-old practice
    When he was down in mines,
    Right now the simple fact is
    These are high flying times,
    And with his new found stature
    There´s no telling how long,
    He´ll continue to enrapture
    Those who just love his song. OTBC
     
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  2. gorlestongirl

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    <ok><cracker> Best yet. Brought a tear to my eye.
     
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  3. royalbarclayfan

    royalbarclayfan Well-Known Member

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    gg, my dear, I´m sorry for that, hopefully they were tears of joy. :)
     
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  4. NORKIE

    NORKIE Well-Known Member

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    Hi RBF bor, a word of warning. Heard their is a fox prowling around our birdcage. Mind you, Ol' Reynard's brush would not look amiss hanging on our trophy wall ?
     
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  5. gorlestongirl

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    Somewhere between joy and sentimentality I think. That's the power of poetry.
     
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  6. redruthyella

    redruthyella Active Member

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    Have you kept a record of all your poems RBF? We need to see about getting them published. Submit them for the Montreal Poetry Prize and theres a few bob in it.
     
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  7. Resurgam

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    One day RBF, you really must try to get some of your verses set to music.
    Superb effort <applause>
     
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  8. stilljaroldcanary

    stilljaroldcanary Well-Known Member

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    excellent , RBF
     
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  9. canary-dave

    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    Hi RBF- when are you going to stop hiding your light under a bushel? ;)

    My word, but you just get better and better! Lovely poem, lovely sentiments <ok>

    <rose><rose><rose><rose><rose>
     
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  10. royalbarclayfan

    royalbarclayfan Well-Known Member

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    You´re all very kind, overwhelmingly so,

    and redruth,
    I can promise you I´ve not thrown any away, just got to find them that´s all, but the only aim I´ve ever had with writing these, is purely as entertainment and enjoyment for us all, and as much as collecting a few together and trying to get them published has crossed my mind too, I´m just not sure it´s worth the hassle, that is, even if someone was prepared to publish them. The virtue, and at the same time, the weakness of them, is their spontaneity, could be that I´m wrong, but I tend to think that once that´s gone, they also lose their interest.
     
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  11. redruthyella

    redruthyella Active Member

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    Your spontaneity is incredible and something to be envied. The great thing about poetry is that you can keep going back to it. Maybe one or two about individual games or moments could bring back treasured memories in years to come.
    I enjoy writing prose but keep it personal and write about my family only and only let them read it.
    Publishing is easier nowadays. A friend of ours had a single book published regarding the friendship between his wife and mine and contained colour pictures and text of many of the races they have run together both home and overseas.
     
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