Jackdaw
What is relentless
is the pushing forward of time
See how the colours of summer
have faded and how already
there are anticipations
of autumn as the days draw in
the jackdaw at my window
has laid its eggs
its nestlings have fledged
six hungry mouths to be fed
so that they are big and strong
before winter sets in
John Lyons
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