Comment from Raul1

Excellent

This poem meets the requirements for the contest. It has a very good chance of winning the contest. Excellent work! No grammatical errors. Thanks for sharing! Good luck!

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks very much for your review. It's up against some very good competition.

Comment from equestrik

Excellent

I enjoyed this presentation for the writing prompt. Birds must be popular as it filled very quickly! I like the comparison of your family and this bird. Best to you in the contest.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review. Glad you enjoyed.

Comment from Wendy G

Excellent

Yes, Aussies will relate well to this, with the popular saying "Don't be such a galah!" Not sure why they deserve this. Great poem, well written. Good wishes for the contest.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review. Just another thing that make us Aussies unique!!

Comment from Rosemary Everson1

Excellent

I'll have to remember that being a galah means acting like a fool or idiot. This bird looks like a parrot. The rose-breasted cockatoo, is the perfect parrot species for a pet owner who likes to interact frequently with a pet bird. Extremely intelligent and enormously fond of humans, this pretty pink bird can readily learn to say many words and do complicated tricks with regular training.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review. The pink and grey galah is actually a member of the parrot family

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Hello, anonymous,

Good entry for the
Bye Bye Blackbird writing prompt contest. Good syllables count but needs some help with the connection between lines. Nice presentation.

I never heard of a galah. This phrase doesn't make sense. .

...family A galah, like me..

Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review. I explain the phrase in my author notes. If you are acting the fool you get called a galah, therefore you belong to the family of galahs.
Maybe you have to be Australian!!

reply by Gypsy Blue Rose on 10-Jan-2021

LoL. I'm an American citizen born in spain ....yes, I understand, sometimes culture makes a big difference.

Comment from Sugarray77

Excellent

I enjoyed reading about your local colloquialisms. The word.. galah.. is new to me, but it sure sounds like what it means. Great job on this short verse! Good luck.

Melissa

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks very much for your review.

Comment from Y. M. Roger

Excellent

Had to look this one up -- what a fun bird! ;) A great offering for the contest here! ;) Thank you so very much for sharing and best of luck at the polls! ;) :)

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed.

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This bird 5-7-5, You're a Galah, has the right set up and seems to suggest that association with this bird is not necessarily a compliment.

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review. It can be taken either way depending on your point of view.

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

This is a fine bird and I have written about this bird myself and it appears in a recent book I wrote, you brought some humour here to this write as these birds are amusing, much enjoyed, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 09-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 09-Jan-2021

Thanks for your review. Glad you enjoyed.

Comment from LisaMay

Excellent

I'm an Aussie too, so I know about acting the galah. Mobs of these beautiful birds can be so annoying with their screeching - not quite as bad as cockatoos. I enjoyed reading your poem for it's flavour of Australia and personalising the bird's antics (and your own).

 Comment Written 08-Jan-2021

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2021

I've been accused of being a galah quite often. As they say in America I plead the fifth ;)

reply by LisaMay on 08-Jan-2021

:))