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| sparrow |
| quick flash of brown |
| skims above the ground |
| small feathered blur |
| tumbles like a leaf |
| on bumpercar wings |
| beak open, scooping warm air |
| flares right there |
| three-pointed toes grasp the ground |
| black sparklingbead eye |
| finds it -- |
| quick peck for the seed |
| clampswallowshake |
| beak snatched it |
| push off |
| wings grab air |
| now |
| the ground's |
| empty. |
| © Jon Bohrn (1998) |
