Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 22:44:00 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Mike Callahan Subject: Re: Feb. 14 gifts for a birder MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks for sharing your poem with us Janet. On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:18:12 -0500 Janet Millenson writes: > To My Valentine > ------------------- > > Attention, please, dear Valentine, here's what I'd like from you: > Now don't be shocked, but dinner out or flowers just won't do. > It's really not enough to send a sentimental card -- > No, what I want are certain birds to show up in my yard. > > So could you please arrange a glimpse of, say, a Great Horned Owl, > Or schedule some short visits by exotic waterfowl? > Pine Siskins at the thistle feeder wouldn't be amiss, > And a single Evening Grosbeak would provide me with pure bliss. > > A Yellow-headed Blackbird may be kind of hard to find, > But if you send a loon instead, I really wouldn't mind. > And I'll agree to sacrifice a dicky-bird or two, > If you can guarantee for me a Merlin in close view. > > So, darling, save the candy hearts or eat them all yourself. > (My kitchen's one where bird books are what's found upon the shelf.) > Stay out of stores, don't send me gifts -- they really won't be > missed. > The only thing MY heart desires is more birds for my list! > > Janet Millenson > Potomac, MD > janet@twocrows.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > "Look at the birds!" -- Pascal the parrot > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to > listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================