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But that leaf's
just too small for me
... cheeky chickadee!

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Little alder cup
chickadee sipping raindrops
... see ya.

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Cold sunrise
poor little warbler
... warbles alone.

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Robins, Robins!
Up you sleepy heads
... ole sun's beatcha to it!

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From morning's far hill
a silly dog
... crying the cold news.

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Sleepy towhees
calling for quiet
... in Towhee, of course.

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Crackling fingers of alder
turning page
... after page.

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In an old board
faces
... mid-sentence.

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Popping through brambles
chickadee and sparrow
... finding a way.

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