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Magpies Comunicate With the Dead

Do magpies communicate with the dead? It is not uncommon to see magpies in a cemetery Silent and calm, watch over the graves, The flowery tombs and the so dogmatic crosses I often see them in cemeteries thinking, As if to speak to those who are underground, They go on a tree, listening to the graves In a silence that makes all hearts vibrate. I see them so often with one eye caressing the crosses, On a green trellis or in an antique pergola, With the dead, hours they communicate As to bring them, pious comfort in the afterlife. Les pies communiquent elles avec les morts ? Il n’est pas rare de voir des pies dans un cimetière Silencieuses et calmes, veiller sur les tombes, Les tombes fleuries et les croix si dogmatiques J’en vois souvent dans les cimetières penser, Comme pour parler à ceux qui sont sous terre, Elles vont sur un arbre, écoutant les tombes Dans un silence qui fait vibrer tous les cœurs. Je les vois si souvent d’un œil caresser les croix, Sur un treillis vert ou dans une pergola antique, Avec les morts, des heures elles communiquent Leur apportant un pieux réconfort dans l’au-delà.

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Date: 10/19/2023 6:17:00 AM
- Maybe they communicate with the dead... as messengers - An interesting question, Yann - Great written :) - hugs
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/19/2023 2:26:00 PM
thank you Anna lise, they give me the inspiration as they were communicating, hope it is real, have a swet day
Date: 10/19/2023 1:55:00 AM
Include ravens, like magpies, birds of ill-omen. But that is life. Loved your poem. Blessings.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/19/2023 5:23:00 AM
thanks a lot Victor, enjoyed your comment , i am the loniest person to like magpies on the earth, they inspired me, i really lived this poem in two cemeteries, or i hoped the did it, what a great expectation really, thanks again yann
Date: 10/18/2023 4:27:00 PM
I don't know Yann. It's something about magpies that nobody likes. I like birds, but it s something dark with them, and I don't like these birds. Very nice poem Yann. Love María
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/19/2023 5:25:00 AM
thanks a lot maria, magpies have bad reputation , i thing they deserve it, in my town they are not so bad, they clean our dirt, thanks for the supportive and kind comment
Date: 10/18/2023 12:39:00 PM
Chilling, birds have a way of singing , seems they have a lot of chatting and tweeting (lol) to do! Imagery is very creative, charmed me. xoxo
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/19/2023 5:27:00 AM
thanks iam anaya, you had a talent to these surprising birds, evil or not are they, enjoyed your comment, take care
Date: 10/17/2023 11:46:00 PM
Flowery tombs and the silence and calmness, all so well articulated with clever word pairing and creative diction. I love the imagery and flow of this deep write.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/19/2023 5:28:00 AM
Thanks a lot IE, for the supportive and kind comment, this is quite an honor for me, have a sweet day
Date: 10/17/2023 8:04:00 PM
An interesting poem. A watchful eye of a poet sees.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/17/2023 11:21:00 PM
thanks a lot Kim, for thr kind words have a great day
Date: 10/17/2023 8:23:00 AM
A very intriguing question my friend. In our neck of the woods, we have no Magpies, only the American crow. A great write Yann.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/17/2023 12:07:00 PM
Thanks a lot Jerry for your suuport, observing the magpies, the poem was the best truth could get, have a nice day poet
Date: 10/16/2023 11:38:00 AM
Woah this one is thought provoking... dark poem and one that has been expressed very well..
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/16/2023 6:24:00 PM
thank you so,much S.O
Date: 10/16/2023 10:33:00 AM
You did so well with this creative poems and I never knew about this bird hanging out in graveyards. Great writing.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/16/2023 6:26:00 PM
Thanks Andrea, since my parents are dead, i notice things in cimeteries, thanks for your kind and supportive comment
Date: 10/16/2023 5:33:00 AM
Wow, an amazing write, Yann! You're so right magpies do seem to gravitate to cemeteries and graveyards. Like you said, maybe they're comforting the dead. Won't look at them the same way after reading your poem. Outstanding! Enjoy your day, Sara
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/16/2023 6:28:00 PM
Thank you so much Sara, pies are strange birds, very clever, observing them can be surprising, thanks alot for the kind and precious comment yann
Date: 10/15/2023 11:06:00 PM
yann, a poem filled with imagery that is so true to life even though it's about death. Thanks
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Yann Rolland
Date: 10/16/2023 6:29:00 PM
thanks a lot Jeff, life and death are so entangled, i think, they depend of each other, have a sweet day

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