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THE COCK PHEASANT by ROBERTA ROBERTSON

First Line: GOLD IS THE STUBBLE
Last Line: WHERE ONCE IT WAS GOLD.
Subject(s): LIFE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PHEASANTS;
Gold is the stubble,
Blood-red the buck vine,
Proud struts the pheasant,
His world is like wine.

Flash in the sunlight,
Young brilliance in air,
Poised for a moment,
Then hurtling down there ...

Life, scintillating,
Meets skill, trained and cold;
Dark stains the stubble,
Where once it was gold.



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