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Fight! Fight!

by Chris Armstrong

The magpies

nesting in the beech

began shouting

angry

to see a squirrel

in their tree

 

Attracted

like bad boys in the playground

more magpies

joined in

hopping from branch to branch

a harsh chatter

of anger

 

The squirrel

preferring a quiet life

 

left

by way of my garden

wall

 

 

 

Today the tree is silent

 

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Friday 5th April 2019 3:41 pm

magpies   birds   squirrels   trees   beech   nest

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