The Bird King in Love
by James Knight
1
The Bird King has fallen in love
with a radiator.
He adores
her pockmarked skin,
her neurotic arias,
her coldness,
her impulsive warmth.
2
Tiring of his dalliance with the radiator,
the Bird King woos an armchair.
She's amply upholstered
and groans dreamily
when he sits on her.
3
Now the Bird King is dating
a pair of curtains.
He strokes her yielding folds,
gently opens her.
But already he's eyeing up the blinds.
4
The Bird King's amorous capriciousness
reaches absurd heights.
In one week he makes love to
a toaster
a lightbulb
two carpets
a pet shop
a fruit bowl
a political rally
a helicopter
a heart condition
a daydream
half a dozen eggs
a swimming pool
an illegal transaction
a murmur
a cancelled West End show
a sock
five heads of state
a wart
a sneeze
a planet
and a mirror.
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Author's Note
This piece was originally part of my long poem, The Death of the Bird King. I have added new lines to part four.
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This is great!
So happy to see the Bird King again.
A wonderful dream. Your website is also great!
Ha. Very cool.
Fun!
Very cool
When animals stand in for people, it's always entertaining. Terrific.
I love this.*
Absolutely manic-good! lLMAO! The list in stanza 4 is sooooo imaginative good.