Comment from Gladness

Excellent

God has made some incredible animals. Thank you for the "kiwi facts", they are such a cute little bird, and it's amazing they have survived. Here's to the plucky little bird with the pumpkin sized egg: )
Anita

 Comment Written 02-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 02-Jun-2014

Anita, thanks for the kind review.

Steve

Comment from RYME4U

Excellent

This is excellent. I loved the rhyme and rhythm and the way you have presented this Whitney. I learned some things I didn't know, too. Great job!

 Comment Written 31-May-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2014

Thank you!

Steve

Comment from c_lucas

Excellent

Congratulations on your win. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very humorous read. There is good imagery.

 Comment Written 31-May-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2014

Thank you!

Steve

reply by c_lucas on 01-Jun-2014

You're welcome, Steve. Charlie

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This is not only right on in its structure, but hilarious as well. There is some zoological data that is also available within the work. Nice.

 Comment Written 31-May-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2014

Thank you, Bill!

Steve

Comment from rhymelord

Exceptional

Dear Steve,
A clear winner and a great piece of poetry. I always wondered why you Kiwis had such strained looks on your faces.
Regards
Reg

 Comment Written 31-May-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2014

Thanks, Reg.
Your theory would mean only females have the strained expression. Just sitting on the gint egg would be relatively pleasant...

Steve

Comment from GracieAnn

Excellent

kiwi, congratulations on your winning the contest. The Whitney you've constructed is humorous and has engaging rhyme and meter. Well done. :0 GracieAnn

 Comment Written 31-May-2014

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reply by the author on 31-May-2014

Thank you!

Steve

Comment from kiwijenny

Excellent

Ha ha ha ha ...I have seen the X-rays of a kiwi and her egg.....she must shriek hatching her ....pumpkin....did you know the kiwi has nostrils at the very end of its beak...unlike any other bird....flying from Antarctica ...yeah right...This is great ...Kiwisteveh
God bless

 Comment Written 30-May-2014

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reply by the author on 31-May-2014

Thanks, Jenny - glad you enjoyed.

The flying from Antarctica theory is serious - I'm assuming it was millions of years ago before Antarctica became frozen...

Steve

reply by kiwijenny on 31-May-2014

But why would she fly from Antarctica see a moa had say...right I'm giving up flight then?

Comment from Ridley Williams

Excellent

Hey Steveh,
Funny write about a fascinating bird. I've heard they're having trouble with those damn weasels killing the poor defenseless bird. However, you brought out the funny side of the kiwi's birthing plight, well done... I see why it won. Best wishes, Bill

 Comment Written 30-May-2014

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reply by the author on 31-May-2014

Thanks, Bill.

Weasels, stoats, cats, dogs, ferrets - pretty much any meat-eater with four legs is bad news for kiwi. Before the Europeans arrived here they had no natural predators as there were no land mammals. Now they're easy targets, but conservationists are fighting back. Kiwi are thriving in predator free zones, I can take my dogs to be trained not to attack kiwi and there are plenty of breeding and release programs.

Thank God we have no foxes or snakes here, too.

Steve

reply by Ridley Williams on 31-May-2014

Damn, poor little critters, everybody has their number. I saw a documentary on New Zealand, and its main focus was about the plight of the kiwi. It figures it was a man made problem...no body screws with the planet like we do....thanks for the extra info...much appreciated, Bill

Comment from elchupakabra

Excellent

It's easy to see why this won the double whitney contest. The flow was perfect and had a natural ring to it. I really enjoyed the playful imagery and tone of the piece as well. Excellent work overall, thanks for sharing and congrats on the contest win.

 Comment Written 30-May-2014

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reply by the author on 31-May-2014

Thanks so much for the generous review.

Steve

Comment from Righteous Riter

Excellent

This piece meets the criteria of the double Whitney as he syllable count is each stanza is correct and each stanza has the correct number of lines totaling seven. Good end rhyming. Good eye catching photo followed by a clear message. Congrats on your win.

 Comment Written 30-May-2014

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reply by the author on 31-May-2014

Thanks for the kind words.

Steve