the first sign of spring
an orange-red breasted thrush
a sweet feathered friend
with a borrowed english name
our american robin
with the binomial tag
of turdus migratorius
which means migratory thrush
but to most english speakers
it sounds like something else
something to be avoided
or picked up off of our lawns
not this cheerful bird
Dec 17, 2015
Dec 17, 2015 at 12:50 PM UTC
the first sign of spring
an orange-red breasted thrush
a sweet feathered friend
with a borrowed english name
our american robin
with the binomial tag
of turdus migratorius
which means migratory thrush
but to most english speakers
it sounds like something else
something to be avoided
or picked up off of our lawns
not this cheerful bird
Choka
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