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Toughly,
on brushy perch,
the diminutive wren
marks his land,
his throat exploding notes
to mingle with the distant tones of hawk.
While I observe him strut and sing,
the sun drops through shaky aspen leaves,
upon my back,
coldly flecking me—
black and white—
wren spotted,
and such a singer I would be,
had I his throat, his aplomb.

 

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Home of Dick Heaberlin Writes

Orange House Books

A Cavalcade of Oilfield Novels

Fountain Wells: Oilfield Novels of Ontario, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia

Gushers: Oilfield Novels of Texas

Poetry Collections

Trotting With the Fox

Harness Bells

My Writing Guides

English Syntax:
A Guide to the Grammar of Successful Writers

Writing Style 1

Connecting for Coherence:
A Guide to Building Sentences With Syntax And Logic

Writing Style 2

Purposeful Punctuation:
A Syntactic Guide to English Punctuation

Writing Style 3

Skinny Writing:
A Guide to Concise Prose
for Writers and Editors—Writing Style 4

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