Yesterday I re-blogged a collaborative work in which Anarette had put words to a photograph I had taken of a white downy swan feather trapped in the ice. Today it is my turn to put words to an image taken by Anarette.
At first I struggled to fit words to Anarette’s image below, but have come up with a string of words that I hope you enjoy. To see yesterday’s collaboration hop on over to Anarette’s wonderful blog by clicking on ‘White Feather‘.
The Moorhen – What’s in a name?
Head bobbing in and out
By the barges I roam
The reeds forming cover
To this my canal home
The pond, silent and still
A calm place to be
Where I can dip my bill
That red for all to see
Quick and darting on the land
Though safest on the water
Away from fox and other foe
That might lead me to slaughter
Running water, rivers and brook
Or loch and pond of waters staid
It’s where you’ll find me if you look
My colours here displayed
You may call me by my given name
A misnomer if e’er I heard
To lay for you is not my game
Nor moor the place to spy this bird
To join me in a collaboration or just to see what it is all about whey not check out my collaborations page. If you want to be really wowed, just go over to the blog of Anarette.
Meticulous Mick 
this is so beautiful! Well done!!
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Well Anarette took the photo, I spilled out a few words.
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haha yes, the words are beautiful tooo. 🙂
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This is great! Well done 🙂
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Thanks so much Inga, glad you appreciated it. MM 🍀
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You are multi-talented!!! 🙂
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Thank you know-all, but I feel this is definitely the weaker part of my discipline. MM 🍀
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Nicely done. I like your collaboration with her.
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Thanks Jim, my second collaboration with Anarette. MM 🍀
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I will watch for a third.
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Or thought about a collaboration yourself, either with myself or the fantastic Anarette?
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I will give it some thought. Thanks.
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Another wonderful collaboration! Are there moorehens in Ireland?
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Plenty of them, though I’d say they are outnumbered by coots.
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Ahhh….
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Great work MM.
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Thanks for the start by sharing your image. As ever Anarette is a delight to do a collaboration. Thank you my dear, MM 💚
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Likewise; thank you too 🙂 !
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Reblogged this on Anarette and commented:
Another collaborative effort with Meticulous Mick. This time he wrote the poem while I provided the photo. Check out his website to see his work!
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Excellent verse MM.
Looks like our juvenile Purple Swamphen.
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I’m gonna have to take your word on that one Vicki and hope you are not pulling a fast one! 😏
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Such a poetic description of the Moorhen, well done MM.!
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I did my best…..
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