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The lorikeets gather behind the house A chattering flock that strips the seeds from the trees I cannot feed them Crumbs from my table would be ignored; they know what's best for themselves Their flashes of green and blue yellow and red remind me that I'm far from home The birds of Ireland do not come in primary colours though they welcome my bread The girl I met on the beach told me the lorikeets are a symbol of hope Like Noah's rainbow said "Your journey has ended; you need no longer be afraid." She came here from South Africa but could pass for a local I am still new to this place The lorikeets still stop me in my tracks with their beauty They aren't meant to live here; they were introduced When they flew over us we both turned our faces to the Australian sun Both quietly respecting any creature that survives and thrives in a foreign land
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May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014 at 8:01 AM UTC
Rainbow Lorikeets
The lorikeets gather behind the house A chattering flock that strips the seeds from the trees I cannot feed them Crumbs from my table would be ignored; they know what's best for themselves Their flashes of green and blue yellow and red remind me that I'm far from home The birds of Ireland do not come in primary colours though they welcome my bread The girl I met on the beach told me the lorikeets are a symbol of hope Like Noah's rainbow said "Your journey has ended; you need no longer be afraid." She came here from South Africa but could pass for a local I am still new to this place The lorikeets still stop me in my tracks with their beauty They aren't meant to live here; they were introduced When they flew over us we both turned our faces to the Australian sun Both quietly respecting any creature that survives and thrives in a foreign land
Rainbow Lorikeets are native to Australia, but were not introduced to Western Australia until the 1960s. My new home city of Perth now has a large population of them.
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May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014 at 8:01 AM UTC
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