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A Bird


Landed on our garden sprinkler,

In a hot summer blur

 

It looked thirsty and drained,

So with the flick of a switch I rained

 

The spray of water,

A butterfly slaughter 

 

Its fluttery wings wet,

A swooping bird's silhouette 

 

Snatched up in a blink,

The beak a smear of colorless ink.

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