Comments on: The Starlings http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-starlings/ What's a chortle between friends? Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Alyson http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-starlings/#comment-442 Alyson Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:21:21 +0000 http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/?p=341#comment-442 Thankyou peeps! I don't often get moved to poetry (obviously) but the constant methodical scratching of the starlings got in my head. I did forget, though, to point out the 'beat' and when I read it back, I realised it could be very cluncky and odd to anyone not familiar with the 'nevermore' beat of 'The Raven'. It is always the way isn't it, Lavenderbay? And WHY did he not come in for cat food?? It makes me think of the butterfly effect. Thankyou peeps! I don’t often get moved to poetry (obviously) but the constant methodical scratching of the starlings got in my head. I did forget, though, to point out the ‘beat’ and when I read it back, I realised it could be very cluncky and odd to anyone not familiar with the ‘nevermore’ beat of ‘The Raven’.

It is always the way isn’t it, Lavenderbay? And WHY did he not come in for cat food?? It makes me think of the butterfly effect.

]]> By: lavenderbay http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-starlings/#comment-439 lavenderbay Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:39:54 +0000 http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/?p=341#comment-439 I am SO glad you expressed at least some annoyance at those cute but demanding critters! A week after writing about the 14-human rescue operation for the starling fledgling brought to the pet store, I learned from a neighbour that he had seen the very beginning of the drama with the two women on the sidewalk. The starling had fallen from the building sign NEXT DOOR to the pet store! If he had come in for cat food, we would have put the baby back in its nest. For Pete's sake!!!! I am SO glad you expressed at least some annoyance at those cute but demanding critters! A week after writing about the 14-human rescue operation for the starling fledgling brought to the pet store, I learned from a neighbour that he had seen the very beginning of the drama with the two women on the sidewalk. The starling had fallen from the building sign NEXT DOOR to the pet store! If he had come in for cat food, we would have put the baby back in its nest. For Pete’s sake!!!!

]]> By: livingisdetail http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-starlings/#comment-431 livingisdetail Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:48:32 +0000 http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/?p=341#comment-431 Wow, that is an excellent poem. The words 'never more'kept echoing softly underneath it as I read. Might I also say that those starlings are very lucky to have you as the good lady of the house. Wow, that is an excellent poem. The words ‘never more’kept echoing softly underneath it as I read. Might I also say that those starlings are very lucky to have you as the good lady of the house.

]]> By: rhubarbwhine http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/the-starlings/#comment-430 rhubarbwhine Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:33:36 +0000 http://alysonhill.wordpress.com/?p=341#comment-430 This is excellent. Wonderful - Bravo! This is excellent. Wonderful – Bravo!

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