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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BIRD NEIGHBORS, by ARLYLE MANSFIELD
First Line: Guarding her hungry brood of helpless young
Last Line: Her cheeping nestlings spread their bold beaks wide.
Subject(s): Robins
First Line: Guarding her hungry brood of helpless young
Last Line: Her cheeping nestlings spread their bold beaks wide.
Subject(s): Robins
Guarding her hungry brood of helpless young,
A widowed robin sits above the door.
Soon she must flutter forth again to find
New earthy morsels which may please the four.
How should she know that to this woodland place
A horde of human residents would come --
Peer upward at the burdened antler crown;
Disturb her haven with their noisy hum?
The busy parent cocks a wary head
And mingles caution with maternal pride.
Oblivious of all who stand and stare,
Her cheeping nestlings spread their bold beaks wide.
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