Now For A Nice Pigeon Poem
After that rather fucking disturbing bit of pigeon news, I thought I’d do some poetry. Here’s one I found the other day:
If Pigeons Had Teeth
If pigeons had teeth
Children in the park
Would be less likely to aggravate them
Er, hello? Is that It? State the obvious in quite a crap way, make it rhyme a bit, and call it a poem? This got me thinking. If he can do it, so can I.
White Pigeon Love
Pigeons, oh so wonderous in flight.
Pigeons are great,
Especially in white.
by Brian Pigeon
This is a ref back to the classy Chiswick pigeon called Mary I quite fancied a couple of weeks back. The shy one.
As you know, I dig a bit of poetry, just never thought of giving it a go till I found Dicky C.
What do you reckon? A Pigeon laureate in the making?
Becci replied:
Try throwing that poem there at Mary, Brian–who knows, maybe it will soften her up a little!
March 23, 2006 at 10:05 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
Becci: Nice thought. I might just try that.
Your pal
Brian P
March 23, 2006 at 10:24 pm. Permalink.
Julia replied:
Do you find it racist that only white pigeons are called doves?
March 24, 2006 at 3:56 pm. Permalink.
Dominic Fuller replied:
doves and pigeons are actually slightly different ,,, rock doves are where they all come from ,, mans hand made pigeons , doves are generally smaller and lighter ,,, like with horses man has bred what we call race pigeons to what they are now
March 6, 2012 at 6:48 am. Permalink.
Ali replied:
That is a sweet poem. If I a lady pigeon I would be doing you for sure.
Your pal
Ali
March 24, 2006 at 4:46 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
Julia: Yeah – although, tbh, Doves tend to be a bit up their own arse. Probably coz of all the Bible shit. Shame really – lady doves are hot!
Your pal
Brian P
Ali: Dude! Not sure what to make of your comment though! Not turning into a pigeon ‘fancier’ are you?
Your pal
Bri P
March 24, 2006 at 7:40 pm. Permalink.
Kristina replied:
Bravo!
I go away for a couple days and you’ve gone beatnik! Fabulous!
March 25, 2006 at 4:10 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
Kristina: Cheers! It’s all thanks to the palship from pals like you.
Sir B
March 25, 2006 at 4:58 pm. Permalink.
Jayne Gaskin replied:
loved your poem Brian piggie. When I am having a bad day, I can always rely on the blog to make me smile!!!!!Love from canaryjayne and her feathery friendsxxxxxxxx
January 29, 2007 at 5:32 pm. Permalink.
pigeonblog replied:
Jayne Gaskin: Cheers! Got any nice single canary mates – pref yellow …?
Your pal Bri
January 30, 2007 at 11:56 pm. Permalink.
Wilda Morris replied:
There is one really wonderful pigeon poem. It is “Pigeons,” by Lisel Mueller. You can find it in ALIVE TODAY: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1997.
I also like Steven Schroeder’s poem, “Revolutionary Patience,” in his book by the same name.
Both are “pigeon poems” but they are about more than just pigeons.
Wilda
October 5, 2009 at 10:12 pm. Permalink.