May 10, 2011

Magpie Tales#65

A somewhat time-worn statue of St.Francis of Assissi is Willow's intriguing picture-prompt for writers this week.

Saint Who?

The Patron Saint of Animals?
You must be joking, Mate!
Four footed, finned or feathered,
implacable I hate.

Do I look well-intentioned -
grim mouth and stony stare?
The trusting woodland creatures
had better all beware.

I lure the little birdies
with crumbs of mouldy bread.
Then I bake them. That is why I keep
a pie-crust on my head.


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29 comments:

  1. FrikoMay 10, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Oh you old curmudgeon. What about all the sweet legends and lovely tales of a do-gooding saint who could actually speak to (and did, in a sermon) the animals, who all loved him dearly in return?

    Or am I thinking of a do-little doctor?

    Seeing what a fuss it was to get to you I am following you here; it might be the second time, but who's counting.

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  2. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    this is very silly :)
    piecrust on my head - o stop!
    reminds me of the mother goose - four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie rhyme.
    i love your funny!

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  3. MargaretMay 10, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    A pie crust! Thanks for the laugh.

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  4. Kathe W.May 10, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    you are so funny- silly pie crust hat---who would have thunk? Great laugh for this early morning!

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  5. Lane SavantMay 10, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    That's a pie crust! It's so obvious now that you point it out.

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  6. jabblogMay 10, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    He does look as though he's about to break their little necks . . .

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  7. Brigid O'ConnorMay 10, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Poor little birdies, enjoyed your fun take on the Magpie - Saint Francis a la Monty Python.

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  8. HelenMay 10, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    It's morning here ... I've had my laugh for the day .. maybe tomorrow too.

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  9. brenda wMay 10, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    I hope it's a flaky crust. Otherwise, it would be a horrible waste of bird. ;)

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  10. JinksyMay 10, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Which just goes to prove, nobody knows what you might be cooking up next! LOL

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  11. Doctor FTSEMay 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Brenda . . I don't know about a flaky crust, but it's a flaky poem alright.

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  12. Tess KincaidMay 10, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    Giggle. Yikes, take cover from pie crust head!

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  13. UnknownMay 10, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Freaking hilarious!
    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/05/09/courage-in-my-cup/

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  14. HelenaMay 10, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Hey! Hey! That's my kind of rhyme! Guess who's got the oven pre-heating at gas mark 6! Pie-head indeed!

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  15. Other MaryMay 11, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Ha - just two-and-twenty more for the pie!
    (just my psalm of six-pence, now if only I could get the rye bottle out of my pocket) ;-)

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  16. relMay 11, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    Sacriligious oh how I love sacrilage. :)
    rel

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  17. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallMay 11, 2011 at 3:53 AM

    your wonders do the magic here,
    elegant rhyming and wording.
    :)

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  18. lucychiliMay 11, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    love the pie crust =)

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  19. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Excellent! Another foodie post!

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  20. The PoetMay 11, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    Laughing...this is too much!

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  21. TrellissimoMay 12, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Apologies, Doctor. I saw the piecrust, too!

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  22. hyperCRYPTICalMay 13, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    This is wonderfully silly!

    Anna :o]

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  23. The Blog of BeeMay 14, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    I'm sure St Francis would love it - I do! Deliciously irreverent! I hope this comment doesn't send me to hell.

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  24. Doctor FTSEMay 14, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Bee . . surely the poem is more likely to send me to Hell than is your comment?

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  25. The Blog of BeeMay 14, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Nope! Purgatory perhaps??!

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  26. chiccorealMay 15, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Dear Dr. Absolutely rollicking! Split me pants! Four and Twenty! Damn blackbirds (never magpies now!).

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  27. Margaret PangertMay 15, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    That is hilarious! I can't imagine taking a shot at the genial, gentle St. Francis! Too funny! And, honestly, very well-written.

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  28. LolamouseMay 18, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Now that you mention it, he does look like he's sizing those birdies up to see how many he might need for a good pie!

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  29. Steve IsaakMay 19, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Deliciously (or not!) dark, laugh out loud.

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