You speak in gaggles of geese
But I am in flight with kettles of hawks
Tipping my wings to wisps of clouds
Watching the mischief of mice below
You take the stand of flamingos
One foot planted, uncommitted
But my heart beats in murmurations of starlings
My eyes flutter in the charm of hummingbirds
Written for dVerse where we have been inspired by De to get creative using bird group names or other animal group names.
mishunderstood 
You take the stand of flamingos
One foot planted, uncommitted
Oh this is clever!
Beautifully put.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Thank you, Sanaa! 🙂
Ah, you got so many of them – that’s great!
Thanks for dropping by, mary. 🙂
There is a missed connection somewhere ~ Love how this can apply to people as well and that ending lines is just dazzling to read ~
Thanks for joining us Mish and enjoy your weekend ~
Thank you, Grace. Almost added another stanza but I think it would have taken from those lines. Happy Easter. 🙂
I like how you give opposing views and what works for one may not be the others “cup of tea.” To each their own! Love your last stanza.
Thanks Gayle. 🙂
The fourth line of each stanza is my favorite.
I’m glad you found some favourite lines. Thank you. 🙂
The charm of this piece outweighs the murmurations of starlings or hummingbirds, Mish!
Thank you! 🙂
“…tipping my wings to wisps of clouds….”
Lovely read……entire poem…….imagery….and I especially love this line!
I appreciate your lovely comment, lillian. Thank you!
Brilliant images!
Thank you, Carol! 🙂
You’re welcome!
Nice use of the words!
Thanks! 🙂
Love it
Glad you did, Gretchen. Always a pleasure when you drop in.:)
Love how you tied the feathered friends into metaphors of being
I really appreciate that comment as it was my goal from the start. Thanks, Bjorn.
So lovely. I love that “stand” of flamingos, especially. I can see it!
haha…I had a photo of them..guess I didn’t need it. ‘)
Thanks, De! This prompt was so much fun!
Bravo! Really enjoyed thinking about eyes fluttering in the charm of hummingbirds! Really enjoyed how you used the collective nouns!
Thank you, Mary! I always appreciate your encouraging comments. 🙂
such great phrases in this – my fav is “one foot panted, uncommitted”
Thanks, Candy!
one foot “panted” would be fun too….hehehe
(I know… it was just a mistype) 🙂
🙂 sometimes I think I should do a whole “mistyped” poem … Hmmmm
Great use of phrases for the prompt.
Thank you. 🙂
Very clever flight with the words, birds and prompt!
One wiTh hummingbird
challenging gravity
wiTh
greAtesT
ease..
One witH
gRound hUmans
partner gravity
wIth
dance..
Hummingbird
dance free iN
eYes oF feet..:)