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Red Bird

June 22, 2016
By SpringRayyn PLATINUM, Lakeville, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t punish yourself,&quot; she heard her say again, but there would be punishment and pain, and there would be happiness too. That was writing.&quot;<br /> --Markus Zusak, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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Hop-tip-tip-tap
along the railing a bird,
red
bird,
looking for food, the little
red
bird.
Tip-tip-tap
beak peck pecks at seeds
spread there by not me,
I watch
red
bird
eat food and see
how small it is.
Hello, red
bird.
Red
bird
does not say hi,
red
bird
does not
reply.

© Sarah A., Escondido, CA

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