tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post405811043846862532..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: Blackbird and manGeorge Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-87667008186041824752009-07-12T00:36:20.605+01:002009-07-12T00:36:20.605+01:00G I loved this piece, on the blackbird's grief...G I loved this piece, on the blackbird's grief, the man's anger.<br />rage rage rage its all around us, intense and only barely contained...<br />thank you for this piece.<br /><br />AndreaAndrea Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-80425211716851217292009-06-24T08:56:56.737+01:002009-06-24T08:56:56.737+01:00Cats! For a minute or so you almost hate them for ...Cats! For a minute or so you almost hate them for killing birds, then you remind yourself the bird has been killing snails and worms. And then we eat the birds ourselves.<br /><br /><i>Greater fleas have lesser fleas upon their backs to bite 'em;<br />And lesser fleas have lesser fleas and so ad infinitum...</i><br /><br />Dean Swift, isn't it? Red in tooth and claw (Tennyson), etc.<br /><br />But the man might have behaved differently of course.George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-68228235050136152182009-06-22T09:29:59.187+01:002009-06-22T09:29:59.187+01:00Why, this is very midsummer madness.Why, this is very midsummer madness.Padhraig Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010869074911253314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-75469677442158727442009-06-22T08:15:05.500+01:002009-06-22T08:15:05.500+01:00Blackbirds are very territorial. I've seen 3 o...Blackbirds are very territorial. I've seen 3 of them fighting to the death over a claim on small patch of orchard. Bit like people really. Bit like a coach driver who tried to overtake me. I was travelling exactly on the 80 km limit, coach in a hurry (perhaps behind schedule) on my back bumper for last 5 kms tries to overtake, gets alongside me and spots a car coming the other way - a head-on collision looks inevitable. I slow down to leave bus driver a gap. Bus driver slows down alongside me, refused my offer (pride I suppose). For revenge he tries to run me off the road and into the river - I slam on my brakes and make an emergency stop. He waves his fist, rapidly changes down a gear or two and off he goes, happy as a lark or perhaps more like a sore blackbird. Give me larks anyday.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com