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Poetry: Birds

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At the canal
I saw a swan
Waddle out of the water
And attack his reflection
In a window.

Afterwards he
Retreated to the water
And hid his embarrassment
In a clump of weeds.

His mate kept
Her distance
Until he had calmed down.

I think she realised
That he hadn't won

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