More bird stories. In an attempt to attract a colony of gannets 80 fake birds were planted high up on the cliffs of Mana Island, New Zealand. But a real gannet known as Nigel by the locals fell in love with one of the concrete replicas. He build her a nest of sticks and showered her with attention for years. But sadly Nigel's body has been found lying dead beside his concrete mate. When Nigel arrived on the windswept island in the Tasman Sea in November 2015, he quickly became something of a local celebrity as the first gannet to roost there in more than forty years. Gannets mate for life and when some real gannets were lured to the island Nigel shunned them.
Through a kaleidoscope's
shifting, bright colours,
set close to the eye,
the viewer's truth is reflected,
assuring the mind of its veracity,
acknowledging its fantasies
as realities,
seeing truth
not as it is, but as we would
like it to be
spinning words,
detaching truth from its moorings,
setting it loose in murky waters.
Illusions of truth
sandwiched between lies
is the authentic truth
of our times.
Another profound and beautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteAnd what a sad story about Nigel the Gannet. XX
I love this! The poem is wonderful and the story totally captivating. xx
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