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i hate the mated house sparrows
inhabiting my roof
i hate their matching costumes
and their wheezy cries
rusty brown and grey they are
with faces painted black
jaunty masks to preserve
the element of surprise
sly and brash and mean are they
stealing nesting holes
evicting purple martins
gaining homes but making foes
taking nectar from the flowers
and breaking others’ eggs
blue jays and barn swallows
return to find the dregs
house sparrows flap about
bathing in the dust
blackguard birds without care
wee devils in the boughs
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