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Birds In Alarm

The firetail tells the boys when nests are

And tweets and flies from every passer-bye.

The yellowhammer never makes a

But flies in silence from the noisy boys;

The boys will come and take them every day,

And still she lays as none were ta'en away.

The nightingale keeps tweeting-churring

But leaves in silence when the nest is found.

The pewit hollos "chewrit" as she

And flops about the shepherd where he lies;

But when her nest is found she stops her

And cocks [her] coppled crown and runs along.

Wrens cock their tails and chitter loud and play,

And robins hollo "tut" and fly away.

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John Clare

John Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English cou…

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