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The Ballad of Sparrow Gary Emma Read	Chirrup chirrup chirrup chirrup, Preening high...	Rate it (5.00 / 2 votes)
The Pigeon H. Russell Smith	His feathers frizzy, preening frantically between mysterious sideways glances He informs me the noon hour Is just too...	Rate it (5.00 / 2 votes)
Manipulated LadyVixen	The punishing ptsd preening I was a loser and you a trauma The neutralization smiled Take thy abuse from out my heart ...	Rate it (5.00 / 1 vote)
Ages Ago Walter De La Mare	Ages and ages ago, Beautiful as a bird was she, Preening its wings in a cypress tree, Happy in sadness, she and he, They loved each other...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
ALLIGATOR DANCE Kenneth Boyd	Dancing satirically, profanely preening Commanding swords of the glades Feeding on sacraments of daredevil visitors Blades of...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Digital Exodus: A Symphony of Authenticity Mawphniang Napoleon	Their empty hours filled with posing, primping, preening A masquerade of manufactured joy and levity Their essence eroded, façades falsely gleaming ...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
He "Digesteth Harde Yron" Marianne Moore	S-like foragings as he is preening the down on his leaden-skinned...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Heralding Spring Frankie Devlin	up yet again through the soil beds preening themselves displaying such a vibrant yellow the shade of which can only be portrayed by...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
How The Robin Came John Greenleaf Whittier	On the lodge-top overhead, Preening smooth its breast of red And the brown coat that it wore, Sat a bird, unknown...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Prey to the words Aayush Gaur	" Fears of heart concealed Preening at all, with a deep gaze...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Song of the Prettybird Shay Alexi Stewart	People like to poke fun at my pretty bird pretty preening At my pretty pretty bird pretty feathers But look at my long clean coat At my pretty...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Alarm Thomas Hardy	And, preening, had released it But that a thought of Holy Writ occurred, And Signs Divine...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The bird on the windowsill GIDRAF MWANGI	Caressing the beak on pane last Careful preening of feathers on crest Clipping and arranging them best Silently peering through the...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Season Of Joy! Kashif Ali Abbas	Preening swimmers, fishing chaps and dancing waves The spring has given way to her dear...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Threads of Innocence :Babylon of Beginnings Part II Mawphniang Napoleon	Policing plates, preening to savor Exclusive delights, rarities without par That boost...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Where Is the Real Non-Resistant Vachel Lindsay	Yet they surrender to knowledge, preening their feathers...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Wine Sign Esther Jacks	I think of it's meaning I think of my preening Before the night When fire will be screaming Freedom and faith Whiskey screwdrivers and wine...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
`Free as a bird?` Jennifer Kersey	oil changes, no special preening for a trip `window shopping` in your local...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)

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