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All We Left Were Birds

by Ian Whiteley

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All We Left Were Birds

 

I heard the birdsong through the air

From far away and long ago

The sound of sparrow and of crow

And knew no human travelled there

 

They sat aloft without a care

No threat from humans down below

I heard the birdsong through the air

From far away and long ago

 

As time flew I became aware

Of how the seasons ebb and flow

When there ...

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Saturday 28th March 2020 12:49 am

rondel   bird song   covid 19   isolation   nature returns   human impact

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