why does the killdeer scream and squawk?
why does the killdeer scream and squawk?
he starts such a fuss when i goes for a walk
he starts such a fuss when i goes for a walk
why i does walk such when he goes squawk
for the killdeer starts a scream and a fuss.
i do not desire his nest eggs so small
i do not desire his nest eggs so small
speckled and hidden in ditch grasses tall
speckled and hidden in ditch grasses tall
i do so ditch eggs speckled and small
tall desire hidden in nest grasses not his.
through ripening fields of gold tasseled corn
through ripening fields of gold tasseled corn
traveled graveled roads on summer’s morn
traveled graveled roads on summer’s morn
on gold tasseled roads of ripening corn
morn traveled through summer’s graveled fields.
why he starts for a walk through his corn
and traveled the gold speckled ditch,
do i not nest a summer’s ripening desire.
when does such tall tasseled killdeer
squawk of graveled eggs and scream on roads?
grasses small morn goes so hidden in fuss fields.
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Billy Collin’s parody form of the villanelle as featured on MTB at:
http://dversepoets.com/2014/07/31/meetingthebar-formforall-paradelles-i-have-obviously-lost-my-mind/
a poem in my pocket 
Aug 02, 2014 @ 23:36:44
Oh nicely done, great use of the form, I enjoyed this poem very much.
Aug 02, 2014 @ 20:58:00
I’ve never heard of a killdeer…had to look it up. what an interesting bird and bird call. you did a lovely job weaving your words here. I particularly liked how the first stanza flowed into the second stanza. you painted quite a nice picture overall.
Aug 01, 2014 @ 21:06:10
Oh I love how you boils up to the last stanza.. I want to capture the summer morning to this…
Aug 01, 2014 @ 18:43:10
I like this so much really. The first stanza really gets me into the poem, and the remaining stanzas work exceptionally well together…..I really like the idea you came up with for your paradelle!
Aug 01, 2014 @ 12:35:29
I love this beautiful setting too…and alsolike how you’ve captivated the strange behavior of the birds..they sure don’t approve of human presence…
Aug 01, 2014 @ 11:55:39
there are a lot of why’s in nature… thanks for the walk
Aug 01, 2014 @ 11:15:26
Love the nature setting and traveling a graveled road
Aug 01, 2014 @ 04:57:55
Yes, those poor birds don’t get that we’re not after them. Nice paradelle
Aug 01, 2014 @ 03:29:17
ha. well i imagine those eggs probably are the reason..he knows no different…not sure i would want gravelled eggs, i might chip a tooth…smiles..i do love my walks though…after cutting my neighbors grass today…and some water and good long sit under a tree, my son and i took a nice one through the woods.