tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post4283783431007520624..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Postcard 15Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-43132487117840920692013-01-24T14:52:47.870-05:002013-01-24T14:52:47.870-05:00That's so fun and what a coincidence I've ...That's so fun and what a coincidence I've got a pelican poem on my blog tody too :)catherinemjohnson.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682281308178996823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-89789021590143989122013-01-23T18:54:57.251-05:002013-01-23T18:54:57.251-05:00Thanks, Linda. They are such a neat bird. I also l...Thanks, Linda. They are such a neat bird. I also learned that they sort of squish the water out of their neck pouches before they swallow prey and will drown and eat a seagull if they're really hungry. Yikes. I appreciate the thumbs up on the poem.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-34296111377512261022013-01-23T17:20:29.334-05:002013-01-23T17:20:29.334-05:00The first time I saw pelicans was when I went to M...The first time I saw pelicans was when I went to Mexico a long time ago, & here flew that long phalanx of birds coasting in about a yard from the water. I was in love. Your poem reminds me of something we would play at the edge of the waves, hopping up & down, & in & out of the water to that same rhythm, da da duh da da, duh da da da da, etc. It captures them in all military garb! The sketches are great, aren't they? Keep going...Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com