[mou] poem: "Advanced Birding"
Houghton, Timothy D.
tdhoughton@stcloudstate.edu
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 14:57:46 -0500
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I was having some fun playing around with this idea of a mean birding =
leader, and I wrote this poem--meant to be funny, but I wouldn't =
recommend such a teacher (who is the narrator of the poem), at least not =
his/her sarcasm.
So here it is for the heck of it:
Advanced Birding
These lenses deserve
smarter eyes.
How do you=20
expect to
see?... the coverts, the under-tail
coverts!...
and know the Orange-Crowned
from the Tennessee? What
are you doing
here?
Did you catch that profile
just now? Say
"Cuckoo." Say it again. Pay
attention. That flash--there!--
of yellow wingbars
is the fall Chestnut and
nothing else. These are binoculars.
Understand
the nature of focus. Listen, watch--teach
your fingers. Be
quick. Don't lose
the bird. You're a gunfighter.
Even when the wings keep going,
you can still
get it. Let me
tell you something--you lose that bird
...you go home.
Tim Houghton
(Clear Lake)
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I was having some fun playing around with this idea of =
a mean birding leader, and I wrote this poem--meant to be funny, but I =
wouldn't recommend such a teacher (who is the narrator of the poem), at =
least not his/her sarcasm.<BR>
<BR>
So here it is for the heck of it:<BR>
<BR>
Advanced Birding<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
These lenses deserve<BR>
smarter eyes.<BR>
<BR>
How do you<BR>
expect to<BR>
<BR>
see?... the coverts, the under-tail<BR>
coverts!...<BR>
<BR>
and know the Orange-Crowned<BR>
from the Tennessee? What<BR>
<BR>
are you doing<BR>
here?<BR>
<BR>
Did you catch that profile<BR>
just now? Say<BR>
<BR>
"Cuckoo." Say it again. Pay<BR>
attention. That flash--there!--<BR>
<BR>
of yellow wingbars<BR>
is the fall Chestnut and<BR>
<BR>
nothing else. These are binoculars.<BR>
Understand<BR>
<BR>
the nature of focus. Listen, watch--teach<BR>
your fingers. Be<BR>
<BR>
quick. Don't lose<BR>
the bird. You're a gunfighter.<BR>
<BR>
Even when the wings keep going,<BR>
you can still<BR>
<BR>
get it. Let me<BR>
tell you something--you lose that bird<BR>
<BR>
...you go home.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Tim Houghton<BR>
(Clear Lake)</FONT>
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