Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge – #Etheree – The Bird Tree

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Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge

 

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 126, “Poet’s Choice of Words”

 

For this week’s #Poetry Challenge, I’ve written an #Etheree poem on my experience with ‘The Bird Tree’

 

To the right of our gated entrance to the condo development we stayed in on our Mexican holiday, is a huge tree. In order to get to the Starbucks next to our condo, we must walk under this tree to get there. Just before sunset, this tree becomes a convention center where it sounds like hundreds of birds gather to converse throughout the treetop, while below, the sidewalk resembles an abstract painting of splatters of white fall out.

 

I wondered how many times one could pass before becoming ‘shyte out of luck’ and getting splattered on by one or more of these birds. I often watched people pass quickly under that tree, carefully shielding their ice-cream cones, laughing to myself because I’d do the same thing with my coffee, wondering if my luck would ever run out after too many dashes by the tree.

I later learned that the tree is known as a ‘candy’ tree, which of course explained to me why the birds loved to hang out there in particular. The tree is known as a Tamarind tree, which is a popular tree in the region of Jalisco state where Puerto Vallarta is situated in.

 

 

 

Tree

Stands tall

Birds convene

Boisterous chirps

I shudder in fear

Daring to pass unscathed

Mad dash to escape ‘fall out’

Covering my treasured java

Hand outstretched protecting sacred brew

Wondering how long til my luck runs out

 

Life is like a cup of tea

 

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23 thoughts on “Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge – #Etheree – The Bird Tree”

  5. Ha, ha! I love your Etheree, Debby! It’s so witty and fun. I could picture you sprinting past the tree while trying not to spill your coffee––hilarious. Happy “International Women’s Day” and have a great weekend! 😀 xo

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    1. Hi Vashti! Lol thanks so much, I’m glad you could visualize, cuz you would be right. 🙂 It was a mad dash. I’d wait til the sidewalk was clear before dashing under it so nobody could get in my way and have me linger under the tree til I could pass 🙂 🙂 xx

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