Rooks gather
in the auditorium –
there’s a little jostling,
some shoving, but, hey –
that’s family.
Black jackets, silver studs,
punk attitude. All those
young kids gathering,
and then a dad,
maybe someone’s mum,
suddenly lifts up
sky-borne
and there’s applause.
Rooks gather,
stage invasion,
suddenly they’re all
up there –
dancing, like there’s
no tomorrow.
Rooks hang
somewhere between
clod and cloud,
chorusing
carousing
conversing
waiting for
the show to start.
It’s a rook concert.
Lillian at dVerse is asking for some anthropomorphic verse. I apologise profusely for the terrible pun. I had no choice.
Sarah writes poems 
Ohhhhh, chuckling I am! LOVE these lines that add the noise the rooks make
“clod and cloud,
chorusing
carousing
conversing”
all those hard “c”s 🙂
And LOVE the pun. GREAT take on the prompt. SOOOO glad you posted. I needed a chuckle on this grey Boston day. 🙂
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Hanging between clod and cloud—brilliant!
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Thank you. I did like that line. Apparently they have the same derivation, which is satisfying. Are you NaPo ing this year?
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I always write at least one poem a day, so I’m sticking a #NaPo on some of them.
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Aha. I aim for two a week usually, feel very virtuous if I manage more than that, so it’s a bit of a step up for me.
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I have a leaky word tap, I think 🙂
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As soon as I saw the opening lines, I knew I was in for a treat! I love their black jackets, silver studs and punk attitude! My favourite line: ‘It’s a rook concert’!
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It’s a terrible pun! But I couldn’t help myself…
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You’re not supposed to – just let it go!
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Yes.. this rooks.. love how you made them into punks with their attitude and attire…
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They are definitely a gang of some sort.
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A murder?
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A murder of crows, a parliament of rooks. Definitely a gang, then…
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Just spotted your pun. It’s irresistable.
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I can see that the pun could not be helped. Perfect depiction of this noisy gathering.
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I love this Sarah, especially their ‘punk attitude’ :o) xxx
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This is sheer fun from beginning to end. Love that rook concert! Thanks for the chuckle!
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Thank you! I admit to a slight obsession with rooks.
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i did a double take on rook concert – such fun and imagination, this was poetry in motion, lifting skyward!
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Clever write. 🙂
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I love this, Sarah! In my world, all creatures are anthropomorphized, so it’s like something I’d say they’re doing. The pun made me laugh. 🙂
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Love every last bit of it! Excellent fun with a witty pun!
Kid regards
Anna :o]
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Wow! Everyone is simply crowing over your poem, Sarah! What fun this is:)
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Bring on the puns!😌
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Punks and Puns, clods and clouds, rook n roll 😉
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Rook concert, I am up in cloudy air, smiles ~
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punk rooks…love it. This is a great poem and glad you put that pun in there!
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I can hear the happy crowd in this, wonderful! 😀
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Oh, this is wonderful. I can see them all. And then your clever last line.
This made me smile:
“there’s a little jostling,
some shoving, but, hey –
that’s family.”
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Nice “rook concert” between “clod and cloud”.
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What a fabulous “rook” concert! Our family likes to play the card game, Rook 🙂
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so, how do you play Rook?
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It takes a special deck of Rook cards. There are four color suits, a kitty, and Rook card is wild and worth 20 pts. You bid your hand (up to 180 pts.), choose a trump, and call a card for your partner. Works best with 4 players. Fun and strategic 🙂
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You’ve inspired me! I’m going to try my hand at this dVerse challenge and you’ve got me thinking about crows…
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Go for it! 😊
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I’ve just been to your site, and loved your poem – but something happened when I tried to comment, so that it might not have come through. If it didn’t, please accept this as my comment! Hope you do some more dVerse challenges.
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What a jazzy poem! Oh, wait, did I miss something? 🙂 I laughed as I read, and I read again. Rook and roll!
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