Parrots
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Cockatoo
Ah pe-an t-as ke t-an te loo
Parrots, also known as sittacines /ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/, are birds
that melancholy among the most intelligent
and are found in most tropical and subtropical regions.
feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits. Almost all
fellow’ll play.
of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order sittaci-formes,
his handorgan
until you say
“i want a fortune”
Characteristic features of parrots include
Oh
ne vas ke than sa-na was-ke
diminished wild populations.
The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the sittaco-idea (‘true’ parrots), the Cacatuo-idea (cockatoos) and the Strigo-po-idea (New Zealand parrots).
.At which (smiling) he stops: a strong, curved bill
Parrots, along with ravens, crows, jays and magpies, are among the most intelligent birds
are true because they can’t be true
eat animals and carrion, while the lories
pick
ing up a magical stick
t,a,p,s
the ability of some species to imitate human voices enhances their popularity as pets
lon ah ve shan too
Te wan-se ar ke ta-ne voo te
lan se o-ne voo
to conserve the habitats of some high-profile spieces
many of the less charismatic birds
subjected to more exploitation
—–
this dingy cage: then with a ghost
‘s rain-faint wind-thin
than any other group of words.
voice-which-is
no-voice sob-cries
“paw? lee”
— whereupon out (SlO–wLy) steps (to
several species inhabiting and
mount the wand) a by no
means almost
white morethanPerson;
who lays white eggs
The most important components of most parrots’ diets are seeds
(riding through space
to diminutive this
opened drawer) tweak
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in the same ecosystems.
one fatal faded (pinkish or
yellowish maybe) piece
of pitiful paper —
but now, as Mr bowling Cockatoo
hatch altricial
proffers the meaning of the stars
40th road dis (because my tears
are full of eyes) appears. Because
only the truest thing always
mostly white to mostly black
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read at “Make It Til You Break It” at Flux Factory June 28, 2013
A mashup of EE Cummings “That Melancholy Fellow”, Wikipedia’s entry on Parrots, and Shaker trance poetry