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Wagtail Nest Tanka.(Poem)

Quadrant

| July 01, 2007 | Lansdown, Andrew | COPYRIGHT 2007 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
 
WAGTAIL NEST TANKA 
 
    1. Again 
 
   Willy wagtails, 
   coming back to the carport 
   again this spring, 
   build their new nest on top of 
   the old one on the crossbeam. 
 
    2. Tower 
 
   A bird counterpart 
   to the vain tower of Babel ... 
   For the third season 
   a new nest on top of the old 
   and the lot beginning to lean. 
 
    3. Tilt 
 
   A fortnight before 
   the chicks are feathered enough 
   to forsake the nest-yet 
   with every passing day 
   it tilts from the ...
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