the rareness of birds
where are the tits
enquired flavian postlethwaite
that used to steal
cream from your milk bottlesand the rooks
that nested in the elms
enjoined bert thumbshaven’t seen a popeyed mistlethrush
since 63
remarked dennis oglesbury
when i shared a gallon of scrumpy
with those gnomes
in the vicar’s gardenno milkmen
said flaviandutch elm disease
added bertpiss-poor scrumpy
growled dennis