Horn Bills In Pangkor Island Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

Horn Bills In Pangkor Island



Horn bills on the beach roads,
Pecking the leftover in groups,
Black and white are their hues,
The majestic beaks really fast.

The colorful horn bills with huge body,
Flying through the rain forest canopy,
Who has made so much pretty,
Each part may be tardy, together a beauty.

These birds sit on the high trees,
Watching the tourists with no fright,
Swaying down as the Indian summer kites,
To take what is fed to them in delight.

Walk beside people as the house chicken,
Not bother of the motorbikes that go with them,
Their land we possess to build beach resorts,
Alas, they are too lazy to hunt, but resolve to scavenge.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Pangkor Island is in Malaysia and this kind of Horn bills is seen there.. Early morning the tourists go to the beach to feed them and these birds are not at all scared of human..
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tirupathi Chandrupatla 10 October 2014

Man invades their land and takes away their natural abilities. Beautiful poem with a message.

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Terry Craddock 08 October 2014

Horn bills are a beautiful part of nature's recycling, hunting for scraps, disposing of waste, flying in for a quick feed, nice :)

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Douglas Scotney 07 October 2014

I wasonce watching those hornbills in the trees on Pangkor when I noticed a butterfly on my hand licking (?) the juice of the papaya I had just eaten.

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Bhargabi Dei Mahakul 07 October 2014

The majestic BEAKS REALLY FAST. Beautifully described beach experiences to restore in life to walk beside people. Wonderful poem really.

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Gajanan Mishra 07 October 2014

beach resorts, I like it, thanks.

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