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Is it possible that something this tiny can fly?
Yellow and green
With hollow bones to reduce weight
This feathered miracle ends his flight
Between the paws of an excited cat.
Braced for his thrill the meowing ogre
Starts to play with his prey but
Someone must thwart his lust
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It is hard to wrench a greedy cat’s jaws open
Take out the motionless
Still breathing
And
Wet creature.
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Holding a bird in gentle hands
Is wondrous,
Heat emanating from his feet
He rests
A little
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Then he flies off to recover on the roof.
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© HMH, 2023