Magpies' Party

Perched serenely atop lofty gumtrees

Magpies softly warble a melody

“Welcome... this is our birthplace, October!”

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Jasmine's pink buds unfurl into white stars

Sweet scents waft with Wisteria fragrance

Purple and white blooms climb walls and arches.

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October hosts its annual party

Celebrating Magpies, the Birthday birds

Sun kissed oranges fall and spill their juice.

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Invitations are posted by Air Mail

Winging their way as a chorus duet

To friends passing by along winding paths.

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Pretty blue and green eggs speckled with brown

Nestle closely inside a bowl-shaped nest

Safe and sound, way up high in October.

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Each and every year in October

Hatchlings and nestlings; branchlings and fledglings

Morph from pink and bald to fully feathered.

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Busy bees buzz; butterflies flutter by

in October, Magpies keep watch on high

Sometimes swooping on cyclists and joggers.

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Heed the Magpies' call; visit one and all

With Spring in your step and no sign of Fall

A day in October is such a ball.

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Inspired by October's Aussie Spring and written for the "October Challenge".

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