Category: Photography

Tanka #22

magpie

One lonesome magpie
taunting the superstitious
with promised sorrow.
Those who trust old wives’ tales
see our world in black and white.

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Many cultures consider the magpie an omen of bad luck. For those of you unfamiliar with the English traditional nursery rhyme about certain numbers of magpies meaning good or bad luck, you might like to read some full versions of the rhyme here.