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Astronomical Aubade
I looked for it, low in the east, Where it was scheduled to appear. Good sightings of it were, I knew, Rare in the northern hemisphere. Cream-golden Saturn shone...
The Stocking Feeder
The stocking feeder was an instant hit: Birds came as soon as I suspended it Above the deck that spring, and all agreed Few venues offered such fine nyjer...
For Kashmir
Sooner or later in the night, He’d spring onto the bed, Advance along my flank, and curl And settle by my head. I’d stroke his coat to welcome him,...
Caesar for a Day
Wearing a toga and a laurel wreath, The neighbor’s boy is Caesar for the day. Beside the family car, he bows beneath The burden of enacting Shakespeare’s play And...
